6 census tracts · pop 22,945 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.8–8.3
Hawthorne Hills takes in 6 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 22,945. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, Elevated tier. 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. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
Scores across the 6 constituent tracts range from 6.8 to 8.3. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 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.
33% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Seattle rate of 27.4%. At $2,396 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Seattle commands. Court records carry 29 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 1.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #49 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, North Beach and Whittier Heights score within a fraction of it.
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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Hawthorne Hills vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hawthorne Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
0.61%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2011)
0.27%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Hawthorne Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hawthorne Hills?
Hawthorne Hills scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Hawthorne Hills compare to Seattle overall?
Hawthorne Hills scores 0.8 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,396 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hawthorne Hills?
Average gross rent in Hawthorne Hills is $2,396/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hawthorne Hills residents are renters?
25% of Hawthorne Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 22,945 residents.
Q5
Is Hawthorne Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Hawthorne Hills sits in the 15th 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 Hawthorne Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawthorne Hills is census tract 53033004000 (score 8.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 8.3, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Hawthorne Hills for landlords?
Hawthorne Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 Hawthorne Hills?
Hawthorne Hills has 23,214 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
