Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Blaine Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53073010410 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,134 · 30% of tract blocks fall in Blaine
Census tract 53073010410 covers part of Blaine, WA, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. 92% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Whatcom County average of 49.6%.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
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
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
80
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 6.2
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
At $626 a month, rents run 57% under what the rest of Blaine commands. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.8/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $68,525, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Whatcom County average of 5.9 closely.
26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073010410
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010410?
Census tract 53073010410 in Blaine scores 6.2/10 (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 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 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Blaine at 5.7/10. 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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