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Emerald Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Auburn

Tract 53033030501 · King County, WA · pop 2,699 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 5.8/10, tract 53033030501 in the Emerald Court area of Auburn ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,699 residents. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,251 a month while the average household earns $29,570 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 92% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 66% Stable renters 26% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,559
Renter share91.9%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$29,570

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Emerald Court
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 18 tracts In Auburn
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#35 of 494 tracts In King County
Very High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#294 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 47.3274, -122.2353 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerald Court scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Auburn
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,251 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Auburn
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Auburn
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Auburn
5.8

How Emerald Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerald Court risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 030501Auburn: 7.07.0Auburnparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 120Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2004)
  • 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330305012004: 20 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)2005: 17 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (1.04/100 renter HHs)2008: 8 filings (1.19/100 renter HHs)2009: 4 filings (0.59/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (1.29/100 renter HHs)2011: 13 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2013: 15 filings (1.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 10 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerald Court

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Auburn eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the King County average of 5.5 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 120 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.7% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033030501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030501?

Census tract 53033030501 in the Emerald Court neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 53033030501?

Median gross rent is $1,251/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030501?

20.5% of residents in tract 53033030501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,699.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 85th, minority 57th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 53033030501 considered part of Emerald Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030501 fall within Emerald Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033030501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033030501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.67% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033030501 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 53033030501 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Auburn at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Auburn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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