3 census tracts · pop 14,217 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.2–5.3
Alta at the Lake takes in 3 census tracts of Sammamish, WA and houses 14,217 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 27.8% citywide, putting Alta at the Lake 13.2% over its own city.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. 25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.2 to 5.3, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
Court records for this tract carry 16 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 4.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 6 neighborhoods in Sammamish. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,792, close to the Sammamish average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Alta at the Lake vs SammamishHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alta at the Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
2.04%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2007)
1.33%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Alta at the Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alta at the Lake?
Alta at the Lake scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Alta at the Lake compare to Sammamish overall?
Alta at the Lake scores 0.7 points lower than Sammamish overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,792 vs $2,857.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alta at the Lake?
Average gross rent in Alta at the Lake is $2,792/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alta at the Lake residents are renters?
23% of Alta at the Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Sammamish). The neighborhood has 14,217 residents.
Q5
Is Alta at the Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Alta at the Lake sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Alta at the Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alta at the Lake is census tract 53033032219 (score 5.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 5.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Alta at the Lake for landlords?
Alta at the Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sammamish as a whole (5.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alta at the Lake?
Alta at the Lake has 14,055 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
