Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Mercer Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Mercer Island
Tract 53033024500 · King County, WA · pop 5,057 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 53033024500 covers Mercer Heights in Mercer Island in Washington. Home to 5,057 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,748
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate0.7%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mercer Island and the region
Centroid at 47.5664, -122.2170 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercer Heights scores 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
0.7% 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 Mercer Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 8Total filings over 7 yrs
- 0.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.2%Peak (2009)
- 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mercer Heights
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mercer Island eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the King County average of 5.5 and in line with the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.2% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033024500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033024500?
Census tract 53033024500 in the Mercer Heights neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower 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 53033024500?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033024500?
0.7% of residents in tract 53033024500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,057.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033024500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 39th, minority 54th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 53033024500 considered part of Mercer Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033024500 fall within Mercer Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033024500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53033024500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.59% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033024500 compare to Mercer Island overall?
Tract 53033024500 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Mercer Island at 6.6/10. 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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