Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mercer Island
Tract 53033024602 · King County, WA · pop 3,549 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
53033024602 is a census tract in the Brighton Beach area of Mercer Island, WA. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,549 residents. Cost burden runs 29% here against 44.1% across King County.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,173
Renter share3.8%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer Island and the region
Centroid at 47.5311, -122.2338 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton Beach scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mercer Island
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mercer Island
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mercer Island
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mercer Island
4.4
How Brighton Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 5Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.1%Peak (2008)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Brighton Beach. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton Beach
At $3,501 a month, rents run 40% over what the rest of Mercer Island commands. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 31.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. On the high side, supply constraint reads 8.1/10.
Disability prevalence runs 17.6% against 31.5% nationally. Against the King County average of 6.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.9/10.
Court records carry 5 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.3% against 11.3% nationally.
Filings peaked in 2008 at 6.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033024602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033024602?
Census tract 53033024602 in the Brighton Beach neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 53033024602?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033024602?
3.3% of residents in tract 53033024602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,549.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033024602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 39th, minority 52th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 53033024602 considered part of Brighton Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033024602 fall within Brighton Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033024602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 53033024602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.96% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033024602 compare to Mercer Island overall?
Tract 53033024602 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Mercer Island at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mercer Island eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mercer Island
Top eight tracts in Mercer Island ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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