Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,747 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033011401 · King County, WA · pop 5,204 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033011401 sits in the Highland Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 5,204 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 45% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,139/month against a median household income of $101,563 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,880
Renter share47.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$101,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.5297, -122.3620 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Park scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$2,139 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Highland Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 100%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.
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 194Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.36%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2004)
- 12Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 54% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highland Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033011401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033011401?
Census tract 53033011401 in the Highland Park neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53033011401?
Median gross rent is $2,139/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033011401?
16.0% of residents in tract 53033011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,204.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033011401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 34th, minority 63th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 53033011401 considered part of Highland Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033011401 fall within Highland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033011401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033011401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.36% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033011401 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033011401 scores 6.4/10 — 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.
Q8
Was tract 53033011401 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 100% 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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