Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kent
Tract 53033029205 · King County, WA · pop 4,871 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 6.9/10, tract 53033029205 in the Downtown area of Kent, WA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs roughly two in three here against 44.1% across King County.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,072
Renter share37.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$90,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent and the region
Centroid at 47.3878, -122.2639 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kent
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,996 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kent
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kent
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kent
6.4
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 334Total filings over 10 yrs
- 5.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.9%Peak (2007)
- 26Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.5/10.
Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 334 evictions over 10 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2007, when 11.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.7% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 84% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,996, close to the Kent average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $90,833.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033029205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029205?
Census tract 53033029205 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 53033029205?
Median gross rent is $1,996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029205?
6.0% of residents in tract 53033029205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,871.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 71th, minority 78th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 53033029205 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029205 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 334 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.69% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033029205 compare to Kent overall?
Tract 53033029205 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Kent at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kent eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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