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Licton Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033001800 · King County, WA · pop 4,641 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 53033001800 sits in the Licton Springs neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,641 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 39% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,917/month against a median household income of $115,168 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 38% Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,309
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$115,168

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 5 tracts In Licton Springs
Low
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank — 23th percentileBottomTop
#136 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Low
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#166 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank — 84th percentileBottomTop
#277 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6941, -122.3420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Licton Springs scores 5.8

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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,917 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Licton Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Licton Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 001800Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

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)

  • 116Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 0.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.5%Peak (2005)
  • 18Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330018002004: 16 filings (1.33/100 renter HHs)2005: 20 filings (1.52/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (0.76/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (0.69/100 renter HHs)2008: 10 filings (0.76/100 renter HHs)2009: 4 filings (0.30/100 renter HHs)2010: 10 filings (0.94/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (1.43/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (0.27/100 renter HHs)2013: 18 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Licton Springs. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033001800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033001800?

Census tract 53033001800 in the Licton Springs neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 53033001800?

Median gross rent is $1,917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033001800?

5.2% of residents in tract 53033001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,641.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 1th, minority 57th, housing 56th.

Q5

Is tract 53033001800 considered part of Licton Springs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033001800 fall within Licton Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033001800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.96% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53033001800 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033001800 scores 5.8/10 — 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

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

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