Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
South Firs Eviction Risk: Moderate , East Renton Highlands
Tract 53033031904 · King County, WA · pop 3,487 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 53033031904 sits in the South Firs area of East Renton eviction risk Highlands, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It is home to 3,487 residents. 11% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the King County average of 44.1%.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,237
Renter share5.7%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$163,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Renton Highlands and the region
Centroid at 47.4682, -122.0626 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Firs scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Renton Highlands
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,011 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Renton Highlands
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Renton Highlands
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Renton Highlands
5.4
How South Firs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 33Total filings over 9 yrs
- 3.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.8%Peak (2012)
- 3Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Firs
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.9 points.
At $2,011 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of East Renton Highlands commands. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.9/10. The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Court records carry 33 eviction filings across 9 observed years. The worst year on record was 2012, when 5.8% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 3.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.6/10. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $163,920, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033031904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033031904?
Census tract 53033031904 in the South Firs neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 53033031904?
Median gross rent is $2,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033031904?
2.3% of residents in tract 53033031904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,487.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033031904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 50th, minority 23th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 53033031904 considered part of South Firs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033031904 fall within South Firs (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033031904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53033031904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.13% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033031904 compare to East Renton Highlands overall?
Tract 53033031904 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of East Renton Highlands at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Renton eviction risk Highlands; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Renton Highlands
Top eight tracts in East Renton Highlands ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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