1 census tracts · pop 5,400 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Ballinger maps to a single census tract in Lake Forest Park, WA, population 5,400. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a Lake Forest Park baseline of 27.7%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 83 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 1.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.0% in 2013 against a 1.6% peak.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,210, close to the Lake Forest Park average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $121,484.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ballinger vs Lake Forest ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ballinger
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
83Total filings (sum)
1.21%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2004)
0.98%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Ballinger
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ballinger?
Ballinger scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Ballinger compare to Lake Forest Park overall?
Ballinger scores 0.6 points lower than Lake Forest Park overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,210 vs $2,333.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ballinger?
Average gross rent in Ballinger is $2,210/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ballinger residents are renters?
30% of Ballinger households are renter-occupied (vs 19% in Lake Forest Park). The neighborhood has 5,400 residents.
Q5
Is Ballinger a high social-vulnerability area?
Ballinger sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ballinger for landlords?
Ballinger carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lake Forest Park as a whole (5.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ballinger?
Ballinger has 5,523 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.3%), Other / Multiracial (13.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
