Neighborhood · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally

West Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005305 · King County, WA · pop 2,468 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.2/10 for census tract 53033005305 reflects conditions in the West Campus area of Seattle, Washington. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,755 a month against an average household income of $28,864 a year, roughly 73% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 73% Stable renters 25% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,190

Renter share98.2%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate57.9%

Median income$28,864

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6591, -122.3149 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Campus scores 7.6

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

57.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,755 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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: 68

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

81%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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
55%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

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 68th 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 53033005305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005305?

Census tract 53033005305 in the West Campus neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 53033005305?

Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005305?

57.9% of residents in tract 53033005305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,468.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 1th, minority 75th, housing 97th.

Is tract 53033005305 considered part of West Campus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005305 fall within West Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005305 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005305 scores 7.6/10, 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 53033005305 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

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