Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally
Sehome Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073001000 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,337 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 53073001000 sits in the Sehome neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. It has a population of 7,337 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 67% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 40% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,417/month against a median household income of $39,059 — roughly 44% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,680
Renter share80.4%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate43.0%
Median income$39,059
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7369, -122.4797 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sehome scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellingham
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
43.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellingham
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellingham
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellingham
8.1
How Sehome compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 20Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.9%Peak (2018)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sehome. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073001000?
Census tract 53073001000 in the Sehome neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53073001000?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073001000?
43.0% of residents in tract 53073001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073001000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 14th, minority 50th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 53073001000 considered part of Sehome?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073001000 fall within Sehome (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073001000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.52% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53073001000 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073001000 scores 6.5/10 — higher than the parent city of Bellingham at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellingham
Top eight tracts in Bellingham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Happy Valley
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Happy Valley
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Sehome
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
York
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Birchwood
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Roosevelt
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Lakeway
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53073000102
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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