Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Renton
Tract 53033025402 · King County, WA · pop 3,701 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Highlands Park in Renton anchors census tract 53033025402, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 67% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,888 a month against an average household income of $101,875 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,454
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$101,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Renton and the region
Centroid at 47.4910, -122.1867 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands Park scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Renton
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,888 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Renton
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Renton
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Renton
5.9
How Highlands Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highlands Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Renton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033025402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033025402?
Census tract 53033025402 in the Highlands Park neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 53033025402?
Median gross rent is $1,888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033025402?
12.3% of residents in tract 53033025402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,701.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033025402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 80th, minority 74th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53033025402 considered part of Highlands Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033025402 fall within Highlands Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033025402 compare to Renton overall?
Tract 53033025402 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Renton at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Renton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Renton
Top eight tracts in Renton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
North Renton
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Empire View
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Rolling Hills
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
President Park
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Shadow Hawk
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
North Renton
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Kinkade
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
La Rosa
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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