3 census tracts · pop 14,173 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3.2–6.5
Salmon Creek takes in 3 census tracts of Salmon Creek, WA and houses 14,173 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Salmon Creek rate of 28.4%.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.2 to 6.5. A 3.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.4/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10. Court records carry 344 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 6.8% of renter households. Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $102,588, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $1,697, close to the Salmon Creek average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Salmon Creek vs Salmon CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Salmon Creek
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
344Total filings (sum)
2.16%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2018)
1.34%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Salmon Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Salmon Creek?
Salmon Creek scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Salmon Creek compare to Salmon Creek overall?
Salmon Creek scores 0.2 points higher than Salmon Creek overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,697 vs $1,631.
Q3
What is the average rent in Salmon Creek?
Average gross rent in Salmon Creek is $1,697/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Salmon Creek residents are renters?
33% of Salmon Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Salmon Creek). The neighborhood has 14,173 residents.
Q5
Is Salmon Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Salmon Creek sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Salmon Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Salmon Creek is census tract 53011040411 (score 6.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 6.5, a spread of 3.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Salmon Creek for landlords?
Salmon Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Salmon Creek as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Salmon Creek?
Salmon Creek has 13,833 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Other / Multiracial (11%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
