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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Emerald Crest Eviction Risk: Lower , Fairwood

Tract 53033031910 · King County, WA · pop 4,119 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Here is how census tract 53033031910, in Emerald Crest in Fairwood, looks to a landlord: a 3.9/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,119. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

24% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,200 a month against an average household income of $118,913 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 8% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,594
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate0.6%
Median income$118,913

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Emerald Crest
Moderate
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Fairwood
Low
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#275 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#1,114 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairwood and the region

Centroid at 47.4584, -122.1374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerald Crest scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fairwood
5.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
0.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,200 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairwood
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairwood
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairwood
3.6

How Emerald Crest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerald Crest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 031910Fairwood: 6.56.5Fairwoodparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerald Crest

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the King County average of 5.5 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033031910

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033031910?

Census tract 53033031910 in the Emerald Crest neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 53033031910?

Median gross rent is $2,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033031910?

0.6% of residents in tract 53033031910 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,119.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033031910?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 33th, minority 58th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 53033031910 considered part of Emerald Crest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033031910 fall within Emerald Crest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53033031910 compare to Fairwood overall?

Tract 53033031910 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Fairwood at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairwood

Top eight tracts in Fairwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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