Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Stafford Suites Eviction Risk: High , Kent
Tract 53033029203 · King County, WA · pop 4,335 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53033029203 is a census tract in the Stafford Suites area of Kent, WA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,335 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.4/10.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,473
Renter share67.8%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$78,433
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent and the region
Centroid at 47.3863, -122.2314 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stafford Suites scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kent
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,704 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kent
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kent
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kent
6.4
How Stafford Suites compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
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)
- 316Total filings over 10 yrs
- 3.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2004)
- 29Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stafford Suites
The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10.
68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against King County at 44.1%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.3 points above the King County average of 6.7.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 316 evictions over 10 years of observation.
At $1,704 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Kent commands. Filings peaked in 2004 at 6.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.7% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #7,836 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 2.1 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033029203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029203?
Census tract 53033029203 in the Stafford Suites neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 53033029203?
Median gross rent is $1,704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029203?
17.6% of residents in tract 53033029203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,335.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 46th, minority 70th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 53033029203 considered part of Stafford Suites?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029203 fall within Stafford Suites (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 316 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.72% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033029203 compare to Kent overall?
Tract 53033029203 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Kent at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kent eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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