Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Midway Eviction Risk: High , Kent
Tract 53033029102 · King County, WA · pop 4,800 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
53033029102 is a census tract in the Midway area of Kent, WA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,800 residents. The severe-burden share is 42%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,521
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$82,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent and the region
Centroid at 47.3799, -122.2841 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midway scores 8
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
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$2,057 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 Midway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 118Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2011)
- 13Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Midway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midway
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10.
Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 118 filings here across 10 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2011, when 4.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10.
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.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033029102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033029102?
Census tract 53033029102 in the Midway 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 53033029102?
Median gross rent is $2,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033029102?
18.9% of residents in tract 53033029102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,800.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033029102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 91th, minority 77th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53033029102 considered part of Midway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033029102 fall within Midway (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033029102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 118 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033029102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.74% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033029102 compare to Kent overall?
Tract 53033029102 scores 8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kent
Top eight tracts in Kent ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Arbor Village
8
/ 10 · High
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Arbor Village
8
/ 10 · High
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The Madison at Ridgegate
8
/ 10 · High
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Midway
8
/ 10 · High
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Hampton East
8
/ 10 · High
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Stafford Suites
8
/ 10 · High
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Copper Ridge
8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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