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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Kennydale Eviction Risk: Elevated , Renton

Tract 53033025201 · King County, WA · pop 4,090 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

53033025201 is a census tract in the Kennydale area of Renton, WA. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,090 residents. 52% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 9% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,602
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$110,365

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Kennydale
Moderate
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 23 tracts In Renton
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#235 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#526 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Renton and the region

Centroid at 47.5078, -122.1923 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kennydale scores 6.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$2,307 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Kennydale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kennydale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 025201Renton: 6.66.6Rentonparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kennydale

Cost burden runs 63% here against 44.1% across King County. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 7.9/10.

On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $2,307, 15% above the Renton average.

Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $110,365.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033025201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033025201?

Census tract 53033025201 in the Kennydale neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033025201?

Median gross rent is $2,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033025201?

10.5% of residents in tract 53033025201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,090.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033025201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 86th, minority 66th, housing 43th.
Q5

Is tract 53033025201 considered part of Kennydale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033025201 fall within Kennydale (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 53033025201 compare to Renton overall?

Tract 53033025201 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Renton at 6.6/10. 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.

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