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Neighborhood · Issaquah, WA

Sycamore Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 6,370 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 6.1–6.1

Sycamore is a one-tract neighborhood of Issaquah, WA and houses 6,370 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10.

Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 25.6% citywide, putting Sycamore 5.9% over its own city.

At $2,103 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Issaquah commands. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 92 evictions logged in this tract.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 1.4% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 1.2% in 2013 against a 1.4% peak. For a like-for-like read, Arbor Springs and Issaquah Highlands score within a fraction of it.

Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.1/10 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
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sycamore vs Issaquah How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
31.5% +23%
Issaquah: 25.6%
Average gross rent
$2,103 -19%
Issaquah: $2,590
Average HH income
$135,862 -12%
Issaquah: $153,786
Poverty rate
10.2% +73%
Issaquah: 5.9%
Renter share
34.3% -20%
Issaquah: 42.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sycamore and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.1–6.1

Why Sycamore scores 6.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Rent control risk
32% of income on rent · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
34% renter households · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Economic stress
10.2% below poverty line · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison

Sycamore vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sycamore score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sycamore: 6.16.1SycamoreNeighborhoodParent city: 6.46.4Parent cityhost cityState: 6.16.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sycamore

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53033032104 6.1 6,370 32% $2,103
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 21%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 42%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sycamore

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 92Total filings (sum)
  • 1.13%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak year (2004)
  • 1.15%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Sycamore

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sycamore?

Sycamore scores 6.1/10 (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 Sycamore compare to Issaquah overall?

Sycamore scores 0.3 points lower than Issaquah overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,103 vs $2,590.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sycamore?

Average gross rent in Sycamore is $2,103/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sycamore residents are renters?

34% of Sycamore households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Issaquah). The neighborhood has 6,370 residents.
Q5

Is Sycamore a high social-vulnerability area?

Sycamore sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sycamore for landlords?

Sycamore carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Issaquah as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sycamore?

Sycamore has 6,504 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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