1 census tracts · pop 5,057 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Mercer Heights maps to a single census tract in Mercer Island, WA, population 5,057. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $3,501, 40% above the Mercer Island average of $2,502.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 31.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Against a Mercer Island baseline of 27.3%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running hot is supply constraint at 8.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 1.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Mercer Island. Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Fortuna and McGilvra.
One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mercer Heights vs Mercer IslandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mercer Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
0.59%Avg annual filing rate
1.2%Peak year (2009)
0.41%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Mercer Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mercer Heights?
Mercer Heights scores 5.1/10 (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 Mercer Heights compare to Mercer Island overall?
Mercer Heights scores 1.1 points lower than Mercer Island overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,502.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mercer Heights?
Average gross rent in Mercer Heights is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mercer Heights residents are renters?
11% of Mercer Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Mercer Island). The neighborhood has 5,057 residents.
Q5
Is Mercer Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Mercer Heights sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mercer Heights for landlords?
Mercer Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Mercer Island as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mercer Heights?
Mercer Heights has 4,957 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.7%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
