1 census tracts · pop 5,316 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Kitts Corner maps to a single census tract in Federal Way, WA, population 5,316. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 70% against 34.2% citywide, putting Kitts Corner 35.9% over its own city.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 278 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 4.2% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,605, 11% below the Federal Way average of $1,797. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 13 neighborhoods in Federal Way.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $61,115.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kitts Corner vs Federal WayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kitts Corner
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
278Total filings (sum)
2.77%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2005)
1.07%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Kitts Corner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kitts Corner?
Kitts Corner scores 8/10 (High 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 Kitts Corner compare to Federal Way overall?
Kitts Corner scores 1.4 points higher than Federal Way overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,605 vs $1,797.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kitts Corner?
Average gross rent in Kitts Corner is $1,605/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kitts Corner residents are renters?
57% of Kitts Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Federal Way). The neighborhood has 5,316 residents.
Q5
Is Kitts Corner a high social-vulnerability area?
Kitts Corner sits in the 98th 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 Kitts Corner for landlords?
Kitts Corner carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Federal Way as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kitts Corner?
Kitts Corner has 5,055 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (27.7%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Other / Multiracial (19.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
