1 census tracts · pop 4,201 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Montlake is a one-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA, population 4,201. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Average gross rent is $3,368, 66% above the Seattle average of $2,030.
Cost burden runs 14% against 27.4% citywide, putting Montlake 13.2% under its own city. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The voucher gap is 26.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 7 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 1.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #54 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. Only 8% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lavilla and Lakewood.
Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 7/10 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
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Montlake vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Montlake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7Total filings (sum)
0.86%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2006)
0.32%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Montlake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Montlake?
Montlake scores 7/10 (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 Montlake compare to Seattle overall?
Montlake scores 0.9 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 14% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,368 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Montlake?
Average gross rent in Montlake is $3,368/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Montlake residents are renters?
8% of Montlake households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 4,201 residents.
Q5
Is Montlake a high social-vulnerability area?
Montlake sits in the 7th 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 Montlake for landlords?
Montlake carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Montlake?
Montlake has 4,239 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
