Within parent city
32
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Bellingham Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073001202 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 4,095 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Bellingham
With a score of 5.6/10, tract 53073001202 in Bellingham ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,095 residents. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,731 a month against an average household income of $93,144 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,821
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$93,144
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.6599, -122.4547 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bellingham scores 5.9
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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,731 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Bellingham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 15Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.9%Peak (2016)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bellingham
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bellingham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.9% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073001202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073001202?
Census tract 53073001202 in Bellingham scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 53073001202?
Median gross rent is $1,731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073001202?
8.9% of residents in tract 53073001202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,095.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073001202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 36th, minority 25th, housing 98th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073001202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073001202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.70% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 53073001202 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073001202 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Bellingham at 7.1/10. 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.
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