9 census tracts · pop 31,205 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.2–8.7
Central Business District takes in 9 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 31,205. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. 85% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. 37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Seattle rate of 27.4%.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Scores across the 9 constituent tracts range from 7.2 to 8.7. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 727 across 3 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $2,319, 14% above the Seattle average of $2,030.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 2.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #23 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. For a like-for-like read, Youngstown and Dunlap score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $128,142.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 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
8
High
9 tracts · population-weighted
Central Business District vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Business District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
727Total filings (sum)
1.48%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2006)
0.87%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Central Business District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Business District?
Central Business District scores 8/10 (High tier) across 9 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 Central Business District compare to Seattle overall?
Central Business District scores 0.1 points higher than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,319 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Business District?
Average gross rent in Central Business District is $2,319/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Business District residents are renters?
85% of Central Business District households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 31,205 residents.
Q5
Is Central Business District a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Business District sits in the 44th 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 Central Business District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Business District is census tract 53033008300 (score 8.7/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.7, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Business District for landlords?
Central Business District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 Central Business District?
Central Business District has 32,921 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (30%), Other / Multiracial (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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