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Neighborhood · Bellevue, WA

Salishan Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 10,869 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 6–6.3

Salishan is a 3-tract neighborhood of Bellevue, WA, population 10,869. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10.

around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Bellevue rate of 23.4%. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.

At $2,999 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Bellevue commands. Filings are well documented here: 44 across 2 observed tracts. The voucher gap is 12.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 2.8% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2013, is well off that peak.

Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Bellevue, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Salishan vs Bellevue How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
33.2% +42%
Bellevue: 23.4%
Average gross rent
$2,999 +17%
Bellevue: $2,572
Average HH income
$205,067 +27%
Bellevue: $161,300
Poverty rate
4.9% -33%
Bellevue: 7.3%
Renter share
16.9% -65%
Bellevue: 48.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Salishan and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 6–6.3

Why Salishan scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
33% of income on rent · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
17% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
4.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.7 across tracts
1.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–8.1 across tracts
6.2
Risk score comparison

Salishan vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Salishan score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Salishan: 6.26.2SalishanNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 6.16.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Salishan?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.3 points from 6 to 6.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Salishan

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53033024902 6.3 4,297 28% $3,269
53033023403 6.2 4,122 29% $2,419
53033025008 6 2,450 49% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 6%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 47%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Salishan

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 44Total filings (sum)
  • 1.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak year (2010)
  • 0.33%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Salishan

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Salishan?

Salishan scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 Salishan compare to Bellevue overall?

Salishan scores 0.8 points lower than Bellevue overall (7/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $2,999 vs $2,572.
Q3

What is the average rent in Salishan?

Average gross rent in Salishan is $2,999/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Salishan residents are renters?

17% of Salishan households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Bellevue). The neighborhood has 10,869 residents.
Q5

Is Salishan a high social-vulnerability area?

Salishan sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Salishan have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Salishan is census tract 53033024902 (score 6.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6.3, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Salishan for landlords?

Salishan carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Bellevue as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Salishan?

Salishan has 11,133 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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