Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally

Eastlake Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005402 · King County, WA · pop 3,056 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 53033005402 sits in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,056 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,154/month against a median household income of $108,500 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 38% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,778

Renter share73.9%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate7.5%

Median income$108,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6541, -122.3411 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastlake scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Seattle

9.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.6

State political climate

Washington legislature & governorship

6.0

Economic stress

7.5% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$2,154 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Seattle

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Seattle

8.5

How Eastlake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

18%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
49%Grade B
35%Grade C
1%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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Frequently asked

About tract 53033005402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005402?

Census tract 53033005402 in the Eastlake neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53033005402?

Median gross rent is $2,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005402?

7.5% of residents in tract 53033005402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,056.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 0th, minority 34th, housing 69th.

Is tract 53033005402 considered part of Eastlake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005402 fall within Eastlake (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005402 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005402 scores 6.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 53033005402 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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