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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

West Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Auburn

Tract 53033029902 · King County, WA · pop 5,694 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

53033029902 is a census tract in the West Hill area of Auburn, WA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,694. Average gross rent is $3,501, 96% above the Auburn average.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,835
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$147,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West Hill
Very Low
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 18 tracts In Auburn
Very Low
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#422 of 494 tracts In King County
Very Low
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#1,084 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 47.3206, -122.2617 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hill scores 5.3

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
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.1
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 West Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 029902Auburn: 6.46.4Auburnparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 35Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 3.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2011)
  • 4Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330299022004: 5 filings (5.15/100 renter HHs)2005: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.63/100 renter HHs)2008: 1 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)2009: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (3.25/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (3.73/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Hill

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. The voucher gap is 31.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the high side, supply constraint reads 8.1/10.

35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the King County average of 44.1%. It sits 1.4 points below the King County average of 6.7. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10.

Court records carry 35 eviction filings across 8 observed years. Filings peaked in 2011 at 4.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 10% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Social vulnerability reads 3.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033029902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029902?

Census tract 53033029902 in the West Hill neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 53033029902?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029902?

3.4% of residents in tract 53033029902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,694.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 48th, minority 65th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 53033029902 considered part of West Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029902 fall within West Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53033029902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.18% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033029902 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 53033029902 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Auburn at 6.4/10. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Auburn

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

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