3 census tracts · pop 14,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.9–8
Alaska Junction is a 3-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA and houses 14,238 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Seattle rate of 27.4%.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.9 to 8, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
That places it #29 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. The closest comparables inside the same city are Portage Bay and Highland Park.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $2,009, close to the Seattle average.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Alaska Junction vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Alaska Junction
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alaska Junction?
Alaska Junction scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 Alaska Junction compare to Seattle overall?
Alaska Junction scores 0.2 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,009 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alaska Junction?
Average gross rent in Alaska eviction laws Junction is $2,009/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alaska Junction residents are renters?
61% of Alaska Junction households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 14,238 residents.
Q5
Is Alaska Junction a high social-vulnerability area?
Alaska Junction sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Alaska Junction have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alaska Junction is census tract 53033010501 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Alaska Junction for landlords?
Alaska eviction laws Junction carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 Seattle as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alaska Junction?
Alaska Junction has 14,298 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
