7 census tracts · pop 27,414 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6.9–8
Meridian spans 7 census tracts of Seattle, WA and houses 27,414 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated 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. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
22% 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.9 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Filings are well documented here: 93 across 5 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 1.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 65 mapped neighborhoods of Seattle, it ranks #34 by risk, the middle third. Against average income of $139,646, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $2,022, close to the Seattle average. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Meridian vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meridian
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
93Total filings (sum)
0.36%Avg annual filing rate
1.3%Peak year (2011)
0.29%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Meridian
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meridian?
Meridian scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Meridian compare to Seattle overall?
Meridian scores 0.4 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,022 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meridian?
Average gross rent in Meridian is $2,022/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meridian residents are renters?
50% of Meridian households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 27,414 residents.
Q5
Is Meridian a high social-vulnerability area?
Meridian sits in the 22nd 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
Which tracts in Meridian have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Meridian is census tract 53033003601 (score 8/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Meridian for landlords?
Meridian carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Meridian?
Meridian has 26,992 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
