1 census tracts · pop 5,972 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Mirror Lake Highland maps to a single census tract in Federal Way, WA, population 5,972. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 34.2% citywide, putting Mirror Lake Highland 23.9% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
20% 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. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 340 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 8.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.6% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,938, 8% above the Federal Way average of $1,797. That places it #9 of 13 neighborhoods in Federal Way. The closest comparables inside the same city are Puget Sound Hills and Adelaide.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mirror Lake Highland vs Federal WayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mirror Lake Highland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
340Total filings (sum)
4.65%Avg annual filing rate
8.2%Peak year (2009)
2.59%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Mirror Lake Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mirror Lake Highland?
Mirror Lake Highland scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 Mirror Lake Highland compare to Federal Way overall?
Mirror Lake Highland scores 0.4 points higher than Federal Way overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,938 vs $1,797.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mirror Lake Highland?
Average gross rent in Mirror Lake Highland is $1,938/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mirror Lake Highland residents are renters?
28% of Mirror Lake Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Federal Way). The neighborhood has 5,972 residents.
Q5
Is Mirror Lake Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
Mirror Lake Highland sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Mirror Lake Highland for landlords?
Mirror Lake Highland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Mirror Lake Highland?
Mirror Lake Highland has 6,025 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Hispanic / Latino (28.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
