Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Greek Row Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033005306 · King County, WA · pop 3,591 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Greek Row in Seattle is where census tract 53033005306 sits, home to 3,591 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.2/10. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,023 monthly, set against $42,941 in average yearly household income, roughly 57% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 54% Stable renters 37% Owners 9%

Tract context

Occupied units1,772

Renter share91.4%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate46.7%

Median income$42,941

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6631, -122.3141 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greek Row scores 7.5

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

46.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$2,023 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Greek Row compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

46%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
96%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
67%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Greek Row. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greek Row

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Seattle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the King County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005306?

Census tract 53033005306 in the Greek Row neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 53033005306?

Median gross rent is $2,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005306?

46.7% of residents in tract 53033005306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,591.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 5th, minority 79th, housing 96th.

Is tract 53033005306 considered part of Greek Row?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005306 fall within Greek Row (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005306 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005306 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. 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 53033005306 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. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

Top eight tracts in Seattle ranked by composite eviction-risk score.