Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
May Creek Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Renton
Tract 53033025101 · King County, WA · pop 6,193 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 53033025101 covers part of the May Creek Highlands area of Renton, WA, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,193. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,231
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$122,801
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Renton and the region
Centroid at 47.5094, -122.1550 · click any tract to drill in
Why May Creek Highlands scores 6.2
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
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,970 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 May Creek Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 231Total filings over 10 yrs
- 3.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.3%Peak (2005)
- 32Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in May Creek Highlands
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.9/10.
roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the King County average of 44.1%. The filing record is not thin: 231 evictions over 10 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2005, when 4.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 3.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,970, close to the Renton average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $122,801. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033025101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033025101?
Census tract 53033025101 in the May Creek Highlands neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 53033025101?
Median gross rent is $1,970/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033025101?
6.9% of residents in tract 53033025101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033025101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 19th, minority 67th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 53033025101 considered part of May Creek Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033025101 fall within May Creek Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033025101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 231 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033025101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.02% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033025101 compare to Renton overall?
Tract 53033025101 scores 6.2/10, lower 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.
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8
/ 10 · High
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8
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8
/ 10 · High
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7.7
/ 10 · High
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7.7
/ 10 · High
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7.6
/ 10 · High
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7.4
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7.3
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