1 census tracts · pop 5,110 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Phinney Ridge maps to a single census tract in Seattle, WA and houses 5,110 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.9/10, Elevated tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 25% of renter households.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10.
Court records for this tract carry 50 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 1.2% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $2,233, 10% above the Seattle average of $2,030. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #58 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
Against average income of $145,329, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. 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
Phinney Ridge vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%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 Phinney Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
50Total filings (sum)
0.57%Avg annual filing rate
1.2%Peak year (2005)
0.22%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Phinney Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Phinney Ridge?
Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge compare to Seattle overall?
Phinney Ridge scores 1.0 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,233 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Phinney Ridge?
Average gross rent in Phinney Ridge is $2,233/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Phinney Ridge residents are renters?
48% of Phinney Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 5,110 residents.
Q5
Is Phinney Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Phinney Ridge sits in the 3rd 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 Phinney Ridge for landlords?
Phinney Ridge 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 Phinney Ridge?
Phinney Ridge has 5,108 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
