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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Puget Sound Hills Eviction Risk: High , Federal Way

Tract 53033030204 · King County, WA · pop 3,911 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 8/10, tract 53033030204 in the Puget Sound Hills area of Federal Way, WA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,911. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 15% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,449
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$62,382

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Puget Sound Hills
Very High
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 20 tracts In Federal Way
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#97 of 494 tracts In King County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#125 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Federal Way and the region

Centroid at 47.3285, -122.3216 · click any tract to drill in

Why Puget Sound Hills scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,597 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Puget Sound Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Puget Sound Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.08.0This tracttract 030204Federal Way: 6.66.6Federal Wayparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Puget Sound Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Puget Sound Hills

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10. Against King County at 44.1%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. At $1,597 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Federal Way commands. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $62,382. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033030204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033030204?

Census tract 53033030204 in the Puget Sound Hills neighborhood scores 8/10 (High 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 53033030204?

Median gross rent is $1,597/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033030204?

19.0% of residents in tract 53033030204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,911.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033030204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 96th, minority 65th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 53033030204 considered part of Puget Sound Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033030204 fall within Puget Sound Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53033030204 compare to Federal Way overall?

Tract 53033030204 scores 8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Federal Way

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

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