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 BurienHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%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.
