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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Highline Eviction Risk: Elevated , Burien

Tract 53033029003 · King County, WA · pop 5,712 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

53033029003 is a census tract in the Highline area of Des Moines, WA. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,712. Against King County at 44.1%, roughly three in four of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 12% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,045
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$92,292

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Highline
Very Low
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Burien
Moderate
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#267 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#569 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burien and the region

Centroid at 47.3825, -122.3058 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highline scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burien
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,850 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burien
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burien
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burien
7.2

How Highline compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highline risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 029003Burien: 6.66.6Burienparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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)

  • 436Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2006)
  • 22Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330290032004: 42 filings (3.76/100 renter HHs)2005: 58 filings (5.77/100 renter HHs)2006: 62 filings (6.17/100 renter HHs)2007: 49 filings (4.87/100 renter HHs)2008: 46 filings (4.58/100 renter HHs)2009: 41 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)2010: 33 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2011: 47 filings (3.87/100 renter HHs)2012: 36 filings (2.96/100 renter HHs)2013: 22 filings (1.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Highline. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highline

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.

The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Court records carry 436 eviction filings across 10 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2006 at 6.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033029003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029003?

Census tract 53033029003 in the Highline neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 53033029003?

Median gross rent is $1,850/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029003?

5.4% of residents in tract 53033029003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,712.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 75th, minority 75th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 53033029003 considered part of Highline?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029003 fall within Highline (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 436 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.11% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033029003 compare to Burien overall?

Tract 53033029003 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Burien at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burien eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burien

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

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