1 census tracts · pop 5,754 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Madrona maps to a single census tract in Seattle, WA, population 5,754. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 27.4% citywide, putting Madrona 15.5% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.
21% 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. The filing record is not thin: 23 evictions logged in this tract.
At $2,273 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Seattle commands. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #58 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 6.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Madrona vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Madrona
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
23Total filings (sum)
0.78%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2011)
0.19%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Madrona
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Madrona?
Madrona scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Madrona compare to Seattle overall?
Madrona scores 1.0 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,273 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Madrona?
Average gross rent in Madrona is $2,273/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Madrona residents are renters?
17% of Madrona households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 5,754 residents.
Q5
Is Madrona a high social-vulnerability area?
Madrona sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Madrona for landlords?
Madrona carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Madrona?
Madrona has 5,670 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.6%), Other / Multiracial (9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
