2 census tracts · pop 9,017 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5.2–7.6
Brighton Beach is a 2-tract neighborhood of Mercer Island, WA, population 9,017. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 27.3% citywide, putting Brighton Beach 15.2% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.2 to 7.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10.
Court records carry 271 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 9.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Mercer Island.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,411, close to the Mercer Island average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton Beach vs Mercer IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brighton Beach
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
271Total filings (sum)
4.17%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2008)
3.04%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Brighton Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton Beach?
Brighton Beach scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 Brighton Beach compare to Mercer Island overall?
Brighton Beach scores 0.5 points higher than Mercer Island overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,411 vs $2,502.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brighton Beach?
Average gross rent in Brighton Beach is $2,411/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brighton Beach residents are renters?
30% of Brighton Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Mercer Island). The neighborhood has 9,017 residents.
Q5
Is Brighton Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Brighton Beach sits in the 44th 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 Brighton Beach have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brighton Beach is census tract 53033011102 (score 7.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.6, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Brighton Beach for landlords?
Brighton Beach carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 Mercer Island as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brighton Beach?
Brighton Beach has 9,271 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
