5 census tracts · pop 23,761 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3–6
Westcastle spans 5 census tracts of Bothell, WA, population 23,761. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. At $2,839 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Bothell commands.
32% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 12 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 1.8% of renter households. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Bothell, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Canyon Park and Stonehedge Village score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $172,994, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Westcastle vs BothellHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Westcastle scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Westcastle compare to Bothell overall?
Westcastle scores 1.7 points lower than Bothell overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,839 vs $2,346.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westcastle?
Average gross rent in Westcastle is $2,839/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westcastle residents are renters?
31% of Westcastle households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Bothell). The neighborhood has 23,761 residents.
Q5
Which tracts in Westcastle have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westcastle is census tract 53061051936 (score 6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6, a spread of 3 points.
Q6
How safe is Westcastle for landlords?
Westcastle carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bothell as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westcastle?
Westcastle has 24,009 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (37%), Hispanic / Latino (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
