2 census tracts · pop 5,583 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.6–7.4
Arbor Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA and houses 5,583 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 27.4% citywide, putting Arbor Heights 15.8% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 105 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 3.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $2,213, 9% above the Seattle average of $2,030.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 65 mapped neighborhoods of Seattle, it ranks #49 by risk, the lower third.
Only 22% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are North Beach and Whittier Heights.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Arbor Heights vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arbor Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
105Total filings (sum)
1.79%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2011)
1.31%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Arbor Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arbor Heights?
Arbor Heights scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Arbor Heights compare to Seattle overall?
Arbor Heights scores 0.8 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,213 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arbor Heights?
Average gross rent in Arbor Heights is $2,213/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arbor Heights residents are renters?
22% of Arbor Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 5,583 residents.
Q5
Is Arbor Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Arbor Heights sits in the 12th 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 Arbor Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arbor Heights is census tract 53033012000 (score 7.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 7.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Arbor Heights for landlords?
Arbor Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arbor Heights?
Arbor Heights has 5,466 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.3%), Hispanic / Latino (11.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.