1 census tracts · pop 7,052 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.5–7.5
Columbia is a one-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA, population 7,052. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Seattle baseline of 27.4%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 94 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 1.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.3% in 2013 against a 1.8% peak. At $1,895 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Seattle commands. That places it #34 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
For a like-for-like read, Meridian and Westwood score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Columbia vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Columbia
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
94Total filings (sum)
1.33%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2011)
1.28%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Columbia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Columbia?
Columbia scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Columbia compare to Seattle overall?
Columbia scores 0.4 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,895 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Columbia?
Average gross rent in Columbia is $1,895/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Columbia residents are renters?
44% of Columbia households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 7,052 residents.
Q5
Is Columbia a high social-vulnerability area?
Columbia sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Columbia for landlords?
Columbia carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Columbia?
Columbia has 7,179 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
