Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Blaine Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073010410 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,134 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Blaine
For landlords sizing up Blaine in Whatcom County, census tract 53073010410 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #50,213 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 92% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $626 a month while the average household earns $68,525 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$68,525
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Blaine and the region
Centroid at 48.9642, -122.7071 · click any tract to drill in
Why Blaine scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Blaine
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$626 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blaine
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blaine
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blaine
5.3
How Blaine compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Blaine
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. 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 Blaine, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 74th 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 53073010410
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010410?
Census tract 53073010410 in Blaine scores 5.4/10 (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 53073010410?
Median gross rent is $626/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 92% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010410?
13.9% of residents in tract 53073010410 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,134.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010410?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 89th, minority 30th, housing 65th.
Q5
How does tract 53073010410 compare to Blaine overall?
Tract 53073010410 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Blaine at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blaine; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Blaine
Top eight tracts in Blaine ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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