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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally

Crestwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Des Moines

Tract 53033030003 · King County, WA · pop 7,368 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

53033030003 is a census tract in the Crestwood area of Des Moines, WA. It scores 7.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 7,368 residents. Against King County at 44.1%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 14% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,532
Renter share35.1%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$91,632

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Crestwood
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Des Moines
High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#126 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#214 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Des Moines and the region

Centroid at 47.3588, -122.3152 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crestwood scores 7.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Des Moines
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,598 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Moines
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Moines
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Moines
7.2

How Crestwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Crestwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.87.8This tracttract 030003Des Moines: 6.66.6Des Moinesparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 254Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2008)
  • 14Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330300032004: 19 filings (2.54/100 renter HHs)2005: 37 filings (5.17/100 renter HHs)2006: 21 filings (2.94/100 renter HHs)2007: 24 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2008: 39 filings (5.45/100 renter HHs)2009: 30 filings (4.20/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (2.53/100 renter HHs)2011: 33 filings (3.69/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 26% over the past 10 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crestwood

The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10.

The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.

Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Court records carry 254 eviction filings across 10 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,598, 11% below the Des Moines average.

Filings peaked in 2008 at 5.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #9,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033030003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030003?

Census tract 53033030003 in the Crestwood neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033030003?

Median gross rent is $1,598/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030003?

13.8% of residents in tract 53033030003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,368.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 72th, minority 66th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 53033030003 considered part of Crestwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030003 fall within Crestwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033030003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 254 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033030003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.34% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033030003 compare to Des Moines overall?

Tract 53033030003 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Des Moines at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Moines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Des Moines ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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