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Neighborhood · Bellevue, WA

Spyglass Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,330 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.3–6.3

Spyglass Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Bellevue, WA and houses 8,330 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Bellevue rate of 23.4%.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.3 to 6.3. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 1.9% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #19 of 21 neighborhoods in Bellevue.

For a like-for-like read, Northup and Lake Hills score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% 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.

Average gross rent runs $2,509, close to the Bellevue average. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Spyglass Hill vs Bellevue How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.5% +112%
Bellevue: 23.4%
Average gross rent
$2,509 -2%
Bellevue: $2,572
Average HH income
$151,477 -6%
Bellevue: $161,300
Poverty rate
4.8% -34%
Bellevue: 7.3%
Renter share
32.0% -33%
Bellevue: 48.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Spyglass Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.3–6.3

Why Spyglass Hill scores 5.9

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 7.0–7.9 across tracts
7.4
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 4.2–7.0 across tracts
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.6–7.0 across tracts
6.4
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 6.0–8.3 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.9–7.5 across tracts
5.9
Economic stress
4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.7 across tracts
1.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–4.6 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Spyglass Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Spyglass Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Spyglass Hill: 5.95.9Spyglass HillNeighborhoodParent city: 7.07.0Parent cityhost cityState: 6.16.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Spyglass Hill

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53033025007 6.3 4,663 66% $2,557
53033023404 5.3 3,667 29% $2,448
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 6

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 12%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Spyglass Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 8Total filings (sum)
  • 0.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak year (2012)
  • 0.65%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Spyglass Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Spyglass Hill?

Spyglass Hill scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Spyglass Hill compare to Bellevue overall?

Spyglass Hill scores 1.1 points lower than Bellevue overall (7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $2,509 vs $2,572.
Q3

What is the average rent in Spyglass Hill?

Average gross rent in Spyglass Hill is $2,509/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Spyglass Hill residents are renters?

32% of Spyglass Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Bellevue). The neighborhood has 8,330 residents.
Q5

Is Spyglass Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Spyglass Hill sits in the 6th 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 Spyglass Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Spyglass Hill is census tract 53033025007 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6.3, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Spyglass Hill for landlords?

Spyglass Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Spyglass Hill?

Spyglass Hill has 8,329 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.9%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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