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Sahalee Eviction Risk: Lower , Sammamish

Tract 53033032317 · King County, WA · pop 7,012 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 53033032317 runs through the Sahalee neighborhood of Sammamish. With 7,012 residents, it scores 4.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 21% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,419 a month against an average household income of $214,452 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,266
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$214,452

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Sahalee
Very High
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 14 tracts In Sammamish
Elevated
Within county
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#460 of 494 tracts In King County
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#1,656 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sammamish and the region

Centroid at 47.6276, -122.0480 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sahalee scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sammamish
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$2,419 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sammamish
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sammamish
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sammamish
3.9

How Sahalee compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sahalee risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 032317Sammamish: 6.76.7Sammamishparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

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)

  • 46Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 2.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.0%Peak (2009)
  • 5Filings in 2012 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330323172004: 2 filings (0.68/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (1.26/100 renter HHs)2007: 6 filings (2.51/100 renter HHs)2008: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (5.02/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (2.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2013: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sahalee. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sahalee

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.6/10. 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 Sammamish eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the King County average of 5.5 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% of renter households in 2009.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033032317

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033032317?

Census tract 53033032317 in the Sahalee neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (Lower 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 53033032317?

Median gross rent is $2,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033032317?

5.0% of residents in tract 53033032317 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,012.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033032317?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 47th, minority 52th, housing 26th.
Q5

Is tract 53033032317 considered part of Sahalee?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033032317 fall within Sahalee (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033032317?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 53033032317 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.10% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033032317 compare to Sammamish overall?

Tract 53033032317 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Sammamish at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sammamish eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sammamish

Top eight tracts in Sammamish ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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