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Licton Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

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

With a score of 5.8/10, tract 53033001800 in the Licton Springs area of Seattle ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,641 residents. It lands near the 67th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,917 a month against an average household income of $115,168 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
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
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Licton Springs
Moderate
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#100 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#191 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#908 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
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 4.4

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: 4.44.4This tracttract 001800Seattle: 7.97.9Seattleparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

Eviction filings

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.1

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 to 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Licton Springs

The heaviest input here 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.5% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

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 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

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

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