4 census tracts · pop 16,613 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10 · range 5.5–6.7
Rainier Beach is a asian-white neighborhood in Seattle with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,613 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,073/month sits 2% higher than the Seattle citywide median ($2,030).
Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.5–6.7
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract↕ | Score↕ | Pop↕ | % over 30% on rent↕ | Average rent↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53033011802 | 6.7 | 4,542 | 55% | $1,400 |
| 53033011901 | 6.4 | 4,571 | 52% | $2,218 |
| 53033011700 | 6.3 | 5,719 | 46% | $2,306 |
| 53033026300 | 5.5 | 1,781 | 75% | $2,671 |
Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Rainier Beach scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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.
Rainier Beach scores 1.8 points lower than Seattle overall (8.2/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Median rent: $2,073 vs $2,030.
Median gross rent in Rainier Beach is $2,073/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
37% of Rainier Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 16,613 residents.
Rainier Beach sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rainier Beach is census tract 53033011802 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 6.7 — a spread of 1.2 points.
Rainier Beach carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (8.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Rainier Beach has 16,834 residents (Asian-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Rainier Beach.
