1 census tracts · pop 4,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Sammamish Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Bellevue, WA, population 4,436. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Average gross rent is $3,140, 22% above the Bellevue average of $2,572. The voucher gap is 17.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Cost burden runs 18% against 23.4% citywide, putting Sammamish Heights 5.7% under its own city.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 21 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 1.4% 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 #7 by risk, the upper third. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $191,250, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sammamish Heights vs BellevueHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sammamish Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
21Total filings (sum)
0.74%Avg annual filing rate
1.4%Peak year (2010)
0.29%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Sammamish Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sammamish Heights?
Sammamish Heights scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Sammamish Heights compare to Bellevue overall?
Sammamish Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Bellevue overall (7/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $3,140 vs $2,572.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sammamish Heights?
Average gross rent in Sammamish eviction risk Heights is $3,140/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sammamish Heights residents are renters?
26% of Sammamish Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Bellevue). The neighborhood has 4,436 residents.
Q5
Is Sammamish Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Sammamish Heights sits in the 32nd 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
How safe is Sammamish Heights for landlords?
Sammamish eviction risk Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sammamish Heights?
Sammamish Heights has 4,501 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
