Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Sumas Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073010202 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 5,438 · 28% of tract blocks fall in Sumas
Eviction risk in Sumas centers on tract 53073010202, which scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,438 residents. On the national scale it ranks #63,755 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,306 a month while the average household earns $96,204 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,963
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$96,204
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sumas and the region
Centroid at 48.9709, -122.3199 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sumas scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sumas
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,306 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sumas
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sumas
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sumas
7.3
How Sumas compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sumas
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Sumas, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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 53073010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010202?
Census tract 53073010202 in Sumas scores 4.3/10 (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 53073010202?
Median gross rent is $1,306/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010202?
5.1% of residents in tract 53073010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,438.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 45th, minority 35th, housing 72th.
Q5
How does tract 53073010202 compare to Sumas overall?
Tract 53073010202 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Sumas at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sumas; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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