1 census tracts · pop 4,612 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Marine Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Federal Way, WA, population 4,612. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Federal Way baseline of 34.2%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. 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. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Set annual rent against average household income of $54,464 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 443 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,538 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Federal Way commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 12.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Federal Way, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Marine Hills vs Federal WayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%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 Marine Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
443Total filings (sum)
6.80%Avg annual filing rate
12.6%Peak year (2006)
2.66%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Marine Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marine Hills?
Marine Hills 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 Marine Hills compare to Federal Way overall?
Marine Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Federal Way overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,538 vs $1,797.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marine Hills?
Average gross rent in Marine Hills is $1,538/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marine Hills residents are renters?
75% of Marine Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Federal Way). The neighborhood has 4,612 residents.
Q5
Is Marine Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Marine Hills sits in the 99th 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 Marine Hills for landlords?
Marine Hills 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 Marine Hills?
Marine Hills has 4,791 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (32.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (25%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
