Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Interbay Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033005804 · King County, WA · pop 2,449 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 53033005804 covers the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, home to 2,449 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #34,550 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,901 monthly, set against $100,873 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 56% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,533

Renter share78.9%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$100,873

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6319, -122.3775 · click any tract to drill in

Why Interbay scores 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

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,901 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Interbay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

51%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
4%Grade B
9%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 Interbay. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Interbay

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005804?

Census tract 53033005804 in the Interbay neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 53033005804?

Median gross rent is $1,901/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005804?

9.7% of residents in tract 53033005804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,449.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 3th, minority 40th, housing 92th.

Is tract 53033005804 considered part of Interbay?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005804 fall within Interbay (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005804 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005804 scores 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 53033005804 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.

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