5 census tracts · pop 24,575 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6.8–8.2
Highline spans 5 census tracts of Burien, WA and houses 24,575 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Burien baseline of 30.9%, 52% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 6.8 to 8.2. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10. Court records carry 1,222 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 6.2% of renter households.
That places it #3 of 7 neighborhoods in Burien. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,738, close to the Burien average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 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
7.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Highline vs BurienHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highline
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,222Total filings (sum)
2.79%Avg annual filing rate
6.2%Peak year (2013)
1.84%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Highline
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highline?
Highline scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 Highline compare to Burien overall?
Highline scores 0.9 points higher than Burien overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,738 vs $1,782.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highline?
Average gross rent in Highline is $1,738/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highline residents are renters?
46% of Highline households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Burien). The neighborhood has 24,575 residents.
Q5
Is Highline a high social-vulnerability area?
Highline sits in the 80th 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 Highline have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highline is census tract 53033028100 (score 8.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 8.2, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Highline for landlords?
Highline carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). 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 Burien as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highline?
Highline has 24,720 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (32.5%), Hispanic / Latino (24.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
