8 census tracts · pop 39,147 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.1–9.3
Little Saigon spans 8 census tracts of Seattle, WA and houses 39,147 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.7/10, in the High tier. Against a Seattle baseline of 27.4%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.1 to 9.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 975 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 65 mapped neighborhoods of Seattle, it ranks #12 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Fairmont Springs and Foy. Average gross rent runs $1,913, close to the Seattle average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $105,831.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.7
High
8 tracts · population-weighted
Little Saigon vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Little Saigon
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
975Total filings (sum)
1.61%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2007)
1.08%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Little Saigon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Saigon?
Little Saigon scores 8.7/10 (High tier) across 8 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 Little Saigon compare to Seattle overall?
Little Saigon scores 0.8 points higher than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,913 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Saigon?
Average gross rent in Little Saigon is $1,913/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Saigon residents are renters?
63% of Little Saigon households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 39,147 residents.
Q5
Is Little Saigon a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Saigon sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Little Saigon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Saigon is census tract 53033008600 (score 9.3/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 9.3, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Saigon for landlords?
Little Saigon carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Little Saigon?
Little Saigon has 39,622 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
