Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
Meritage Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kirkland
Tract 53033021903 · King County, WA · pop 6,226 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 53033021903 covers part of the Meritage Ridge area of Kirkland, WA, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,226. Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,850
Renter share54.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$91,450
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kirkland and the region
Centroid at 47.7177, -122.1789 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meritage Ridge scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$2,286 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kirkland
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kirkland
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kirkland
7.5
How Meritage Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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)
- 141Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2006)
- 18Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Meritage Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Meritage Ridge
The main counterweight is economic stress at 2.2/10. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10. Court records carry 141 eviction filings across 10 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2006, when 1.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. roughly one in two of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033021903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033021903?
Census tract 53033021903 in the Meritage Ridge neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 53033021903?
Median gross rent is $2,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033021903?
8.9% of residents in tract 53033021903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,226.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033021903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 71th, minority 54th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 53033021903 considered part of Meritage Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033021903 fall within Meritage Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033021903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 141 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033021903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.38% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033021903 compare to Kirkland overall?
Tract 53033021903 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kirkland at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kirkland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kirkland
Top eight tracts in Kirkland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Maple Glen
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Maple Glen
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53033022501
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Houghton
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Willows & Rose Hill
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Stonehedge Village
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Juanita
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Snyders Corner
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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