2 census tracts · pop 8,600 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Rainier Vista spans 2 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 8,600. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.3/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Seattle baseline of 27.4%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,216, 40% below the Seattle average of $2,030. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. 24% 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.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 77 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 4.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $66,721.
With little internal variation, 9.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.3
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rainier Vista vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rainier Vista
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
77Total filings (sum)
1.37%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2006)
0.81%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Rainier Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rainier Vista?
Rainier Vista scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Rainier Vista compare to Seattle overall?
Rainier Vista scores 1.4 points higher than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,216 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rainier Vista?
Average gross rent in Rainier Vista is $1,216/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rainier Vista residents are renters?
61% of Rainier Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 8,600 residents.
Q5
Is Rainier Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Rainier Vista sits in the 86th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Rainier Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rainier Vista is census tract 53033010101 (score 9.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.3 to 9.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Rainier Vista for landlords?
Rainier Vista carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rainier Vista?
Rainier Vista has 8,394 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
