1 census tracts · pop 5,681 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Shorewood is a one-tract neighborhood of Burien, WA and houses 5,681 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. Against a Burien baseline of 30.9%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
25% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 157 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 2.9% of renter households. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2013 against a 2.9% peak. That places it #6 of 7 neighborhoods in Burien. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,817, close to the Burien average.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Shorewood vs BurienHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shorewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
157Total filings (sum)
2.30%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2006)
2.69%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Shorewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shorewood?
Shorewood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Shorewood compare to Burien overall?
Shorewood scores 0.2 points higher than Burien overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,817 vs $1,782.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shorewood?
Average gross rent in Shorewood is $1,817/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shorewood residents are renters?
30% of Shorewood households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Burien). The neighborhood has 5,681 residents.
Q5
Is Shorewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Shorewood sits in the 82nd 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
How safe is Shorewood for landlords?
Shorewood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Shorewood?
Shorewood has 5,967 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
