4 census tracts · pop 18,802 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.6–5.9
Juanita spans 4 census tracts of Kirkland, WA, population 18,802. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 38% against 26.9% citywide, putting Juanita 11.4% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Court records carry 91 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 2.2% of renter households.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Kirkland, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Snyders Corner and Matthews Beach.
Against average income of $153,944, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 4 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Juanita vs KirklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Juanita
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
91Total filings (sum)
1.01%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2009)
1.00%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Juanita
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Juanita?
Juanita scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Juanita compare to Kirkland overall?
Juanita scores 0.9 points lower than Kirkland overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,327 vs $2,401.
Q3
What is the average rent in Juanita?
Average gross rent in Juanita is $2,327/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Juanita residents are renters?
40% of Juanita households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Kirkland). The neighborhood has 18,802 residents.
Q5
Is Juanita a high social-vulnerability area?
Juanita sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Juanita have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Juanita is census tract 53033022401 (score 5.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 5.9, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Juanita for landlords?
Juanita carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kirkland as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Juanita?
Juanita has 19,533 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
