4 census tracts · pop 15,413 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.9–8.3
Empire View takes in 4 census tracts of Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA, population 15,413. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. 39% 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.
Cost burden runs 62% against 40.8% citywide, putting Empire View 21.1% over its own city. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 84 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 9.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,669, close to the Bryn Mawr-Skyway average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Empire View vs Bryn Mawr-SkywayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Empire View
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
84Total filings (sum)
2.63%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2005)
2.44%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Empire View
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Empire View?
Empire View scores 8/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Empire View compare to Bryn Mawr-Skyway overall?
Empire View scores 1.4 points higher than Bryn Mawr-Skyway overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $1,669 vs $1,760.
Q3
What is the average rent in Empire View?
Average gross rent in Empire View is $1,669/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Empire View residents are renters?
58% of Empire View households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Bryn Mawr-Skyway). The neighborhood has 15,413 residents.
Q5
Is Empire View a high social-vulnerability area?
Empire View sits in the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Empire View have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Empire View is census tract 53033027200 (score 8.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.9 to 8.3, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Empire View for landlords?
Empire View carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bryn Mawr-Skyway as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Empire View?
Empire View has 14,922 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (25.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
