2 census tracts · pop 8,230 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.3–4.8
Briarcrest takes in 2 census tracts of Lake Forest Park, WA, population 8,230. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Lake Forest Park baseline of 27.7%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 136 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 2.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2013, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $141,749, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $2,221, close to the Lake Forest Park average. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Briarcrest vs Lake Forest ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Briarcrest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
136Total filings (sum)
1.28%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2009)
1.21%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Briarcrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Briarcrest?
Briarcrest scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 Briarcrest compare to Lake Forest Park overall?
Briarcrest scores 0.8 points lower than Lake Forest Park overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,221 vs $2,333.
Q3
What is the average rent in Briarcrest?
Average gross rent in Briarcrest is $2,221/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Briarcrest residents are renters?
29% of Briarcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 19% in Lake Forest Park). The neighborhood has 8,230 residents.
Q5
Is Briarcrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Briarcrest 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
Which tracts in Briarcrest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Briarcrest is census tract 53033021300 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Briarcrest for landlords?
Briarcrest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Lake Forest Park as a whole (5.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Briarcrest?
Briarcrest has 8,312 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
