4 census tracts · pop 14,408 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.1–7.9
Eastlake spans 4 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 14,408. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.4/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Cost burden runs 38% against 27.4% citywide, putting Eastlake 10.7% over its own city. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. 67% 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.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The filing record is not thin: 46 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 0.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.1% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #38 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. The closest comparables inside the same city are Interbay and Westwood.
Against average income of $138,949, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Eastlake vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastlake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
46Total filings (sum)
0.40%Avg annual filing rate
0.6%Peak year (2004)
0.07%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Eastlake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastlake?
Eastlake scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Eastlake compare to Seattle overall?
Eastlake scores 0.5 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,047 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastlake?
Average gross rent in Eastlake is $2,047/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastlake residents are renters?
67% of Eastlake households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 14,408 residents.
Q5
Is Eastlake a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastlake 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 Eastlake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Eastlake is census tract 53033005402 (score 7.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Eastlake for landlords?
Eastlake carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Eastlake?
Eastlake has 14,401 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
