Neighborhood · Sammamish, WA

Sahalee Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 19,821 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 4.2–4.4

Sahalee takes in 3 census tracts of Sammamish, WA, population 19,821. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10.

Court records carry 69 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The severe-burden share is 8%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 24% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, marginally below the Sammamish rate of 27.8%.

The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2012, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Sammamish.

Only 13% 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 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $2,861, close to the Sammamish average.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Sahalee vs Sammamish How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

24.4% -12%

Sammamish: 27.8%

Average gross rent

$2,861 +0%

Sammamish: $2,857

Average HH income

$234,928 +3%

Sammamish: $227,273

Poverty rate

3.5% -20%

Sammamish: 4.4%

Renter share

13.1% -25%

Sammamish: 17.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sahalee and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.2–4.4

Why Sahalee scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts

7.6

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts

7.9

Rent control risk

24% of income on rent · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

13% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts

3.9

Economic stress

3.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.3 across tracts

1.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–8.1 across tracts

5.7

Risk score comparison

Sahalee vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Sahalee?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.2 points from 4.2 to 4.4. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

4.4 4.2 4.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Sahalee

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
53033032317	4.4	7,012	21%	$2,419
53033032318	4.2	7,093	34%	$2,782
53033032316	4.2	5,716	17%	$3,501

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 31%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 60%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 15%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sahalee

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

69Total filings (sum)
1.61%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2009)
0.95%Latest filed (2012)

Frequently asked

About Sahalee

What is the eviction-risk score for Sahalee?

Sahalee scores 4.3/10 (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.

How does Sahalee compare to Sammamish overall?

Sahalee scores 1.0 points lower than Sammamish overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,861 vs $2,857.

What is the average rent in Sahalee?

Average gross rent in Sahalee is $2,861/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Sahalee residents are renters?

13% of Sahalee households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Sammamish). The neighborhood has 19,821 residents.

Is Sahalee a high social-vulnerability area?

Sahalee sits in the 10th 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.

Which tracts in Sahalee have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Sahalee is census tract 53033032317 (score 4.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.4, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Sahalee for landlords?

Sahalee carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Sahalee?

Sahalee has 19,432 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (36.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Sahalee

5.9 Idylwood 2 tracts · pop 9,897 6 Lake Hills 2 tracts · pop 15,008 4.6 Alta at the Lake 3 tracts · pop 14,217 4.2 Trossachs 2 tracts · pop 10,481 7.4 Crossroads 2 tracts · pop 11,168 6.7 Overlake 2 tracts · pop 12,481

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Sammamish

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Sahalee.

4.2 Trossachs 2 tracts · pop 10,481 4.2 Mint Grove 1 tracts · pop 4,253 4.6 Alta at the Lake 3 tracts · pop 14,217 4.7 Autumn Wind 1 tracts · pop 3,706 4.8 Klahanie 3 tracts · pop 13,003

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