Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

West Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005304 · King County, WA · pop 3,541 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

The West Campus neighborhood of Seattle anchors census tract 53033005304, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

About 80% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 71% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,729 a month against an average household income of $25,083 a year, roughly 83% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 80% Stable renters 20% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units157

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate37.9%

Median income$25,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6561, -122.3150 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Campus scores 7.8

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

37.9% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$1,729 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 West Campus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

86%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
45%Grade B
0%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 West Campus. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Campus

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Seattle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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 B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 53033005304

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005304?

Census tract 53033005304 in the West Campus neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 53033005304?

Median gross rent is $1,729/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005304?

37.9% of residents in tract 53033005304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,541.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 1th, minority 72th, housing 80th.

Is tract 53033005304 considered part of West Campus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005304 fall within West Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005304 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005304 scores 7.8/10, right in line with 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 53033005304 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

Top eight tracts in Seattle ranked by composite eviction-risk score.