Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Rainier Vista Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033010101 · King County, WA · pop 4,357 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 53033010101 (the Rainier Vista neighborhood of Seattle, Washington) comes in at 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $896 a month while the average household earns $46,863 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 25% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,759

Renter share62.7%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate30.5%

Median income$46,863

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.5657, -122.2907 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rainier Vista scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Seattle

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

30.5% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$896 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Seattle

8.5

How Rainier Vista compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

69%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
93%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rainier Vista. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rainier Vista

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Seattle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the King County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033010101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033010101?

Census tract 53033010101 in the Rainier Vista neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53033010101?

Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033010101?

30.5% of residents in tract 53033010101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,357.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033010101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 75th, minority 77th, housing 93th.

Is tract 53033010101 considered part of Rainier Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033010101 fall within Rainier Vista (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033010101 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033010101 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 53033010101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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