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Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Lake Forest Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53033021500 · King County, WA · pop 5,111 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Lake Forest Park

Census tract 53033021500 covers part of Lake Forest Park, WA, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,111. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.2/10.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,719
Renter share10.5%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$192,676

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Lake Forest Park
Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#450 of 494 tracts In King County
Very Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#1,349 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,206 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Forest Park and the region

Centroid at 47.7644, -122.2738 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lake Forest Park scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lake Forest Park
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,118 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lake Forest Park
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lake Forest Park
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lake Forest Park
4.0

How Lake Forest Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lake Forest Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0215005.4Lake Forest Parkparent city6.7Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 14Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 1.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2011)
  • 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53033021500
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lake Forest Park

Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.2 points. At $3,118 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Lake Forest Park commands. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the King County average of 44.1%.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Disability prevalence runs 19.4% against 31.5% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.6/10.

The voucher gap is 16.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Court records carry 14 eviction filings across 8 observed years.

Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally. Filings peaked in 2011 at 1.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033021500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033021500?

Census tract 53033021500 in Lake Forest Park scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 53033021500?

Median gross rent is $3,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033021500?

4.7% of residents in tract 53033021500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,111.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033021500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 6th, minority 35th, housing 9th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033021500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53033021500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.20% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53033021500 compare to Lake Forest Park overall?

Tract 53033021500 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lake Forest Park at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lake Forest Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lake Forest Park

Top eight tracts in Lake Forest Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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