Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,298 of 84,120 nationally
Rainier Vista Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle
Tract 53033010101 · King County, WA · pop 4,357 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 53033010101 sits in the Rainier Vista neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,357 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 60% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 27% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $896/month against a median household income of $46,863 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,759
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.5%
Median income$46,863
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.5657, -122.2907 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rainier Vista scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Seattle
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
30.5% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$896 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seattle
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seattle
8.5
How Rainier Vista compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 100%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rainier Vista. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033010101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033010101?
Census tract 53033010101 in the Rainier Vista neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53033010101?
Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033010101?
30.5% of residents in tract 53033010101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,357.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033010101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 75th, minority 77th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 53033010101 considered part of Rainier Vista?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033010101 fall within Rainier Vista (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53033010101 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033010101 scores 6.8/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 53033010101 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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