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Neighborhood · Burien, WA

Hurstwood Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 8,972 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10 · range 7.2–8

Hurstwood spans 2 census tracts of Burien, WA and houses 8,972 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Burien rate of 30.9%.

26% 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. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Court records carry 702 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 9.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2013, is well off that peak.

At $1,675 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Burien commands. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Burien, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.

With little internal variation, 7.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hurstwood vs Burien How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.9% +71%
Burien: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,675 -6%
Burien: $1,782
Average HH income
$86,873 -4%
Burien: $90,597
Poverty rate
11.7% +12%
Burien: 10.4%
Renter share
40.5% -7%
Burien: 43.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hurstwood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.2–8

Why Hurstwood scores 7.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
41% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Economic stress
11.7% below poverty line · Range 2.5–3.3 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–1.5 across tracts
1.3
Risk score comparison

Hurstwood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hurstwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.6HurstwoodNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Hurstwood

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
53033027500 8 4,721 47% $1,630
53033027600 7.2 4,251 59% $1,725
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 69%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hurstwood

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 702Total filings (sum)
  • 4.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.8%Peak year (2011)
  • 2.67%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Hurstwood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hurstwood?

Hurstwood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Hurstwood compare to Burien overall?

Hurstwood scores 1.0 points higher than Burien overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,675 vs $1,782.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hurstwood?

Average gross rent in Hurstwood is $1,675/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hurstwood residents are renters?

41% of Hurstwood households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Burien). The neighborhood has 8,972 residents.
Q5

Is Hurstwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Hurstwood sits in the 84th 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 Hurstwood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hurstwood is census tract 53033027500 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Hurstwood for landlords?

Hurstwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Hurstwood?

Hurstwood has 9,030 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), Hispanic / Latino (25.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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