Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally
Northeast Tacoma Eviction Risk: Elevated , Federal Way
Tract 53033030310 · King County, WA · pop 7,077 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 53033030310 sits in the Northeast Tacoma eviction risk area of Federal Way eviction risk, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,276
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$113,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Federal Way and the region
Centroid at 47.2901, -122.3496 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northeast Tacoma scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Federal Way
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$2,130 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Federal Way
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Federal Way
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Federal Way
7.0
How Northeast Tacoma compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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)
- 117Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak (2011)
- 15Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northeast Tacoma. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northeast Tacoma
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $2,130, 19% above the Federal Way average. The filing record is not thin: 117 evictions over 10 years of observation.
It sits 0.9 points above the King County average of 6.7. Filings peaked in 2011 at 2.2% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.6% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #9,927 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $113,750. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033030310
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030310?
Census tract 53033030310 in the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 53033030310?
Median gross rent is $2,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030310?
17.7% of residents in tract 53033030310 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,077.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030310?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 65th, minority 76th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 53033030310 considered part of Northeast Tacoma?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030310 fall within Northeast Tacoma (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033030310?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 117 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033030310 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.58% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033030310 compare to Federal Way overall?
Tract 53033030310 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Federal Way at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Federal Way eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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