2 census tracts · pop 9,526 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Midway is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kent, WA and houses 9,526 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 53% against 32.4% citywide, putting Midway 20.3% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Filings are well documented here: 781 across 2 observed tracts.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 14.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.6% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,765, 8% below the Kent average of $1,909. Among the 22 mapped neighborhoods of Kent, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Midway vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Midway
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
781Total filings (sum)
5.69%Avg annual filing rate
14.1%Peak year (2011)
3.63%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Midway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midway?
Midway scores 8/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Midway compare to Kent overall?
Midway scores 1.4 points higher than Kent overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,765 vs $1,909.
Q3
What is the average rent in Midway?
Average gross rent in Midway is $1,765/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Midway residents are renters?
44% of Midway households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Kent). The neighborhood has 9,526 residents.
Q5
Is Midway a high social-vulnerability area?
Midway sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Midway have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Midway is census tract 53033029102 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Midway for landlords?
Midway carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kent as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Midway?
Midway has 9,360 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (32.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
