2 census tracts · pop 9,836 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.1–8.3
Roosevelt takes in 2 census tracts of Seattle, WA and houses 9,836 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs about half against 27.4% citywide, putting Roosevelt 20.4% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.1 to 8.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Court records for this tract carry 49 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 2.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #32 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. The closest comparables inside the same city are Southeast Magnolia and Morgan Junction.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $2,099, close to the Seattle average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Roosevelt vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Roosevelt
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
49Total filings (sum)
0.88%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2007)
0.30%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Roosevelt
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Roosevelt?
Roosevelt scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 Roosevelt compare to Seattle overall?
Roosevelt scores 0.3 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,099 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Roosevelt?
Average gross rent in Roosevelt is $2,099/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Roosevelt residents are renters?
62% of Roosevelt households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 9,836 residents.
Q5
Is Roosevelt a high social-vulnerability area?
Roosevelt sits in the 14th 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
Which tracts in Roosevelt have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Roosevelt is census tract 53033003602 (score 8.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8.3, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Roosevelt for landlords?
Roosevelt carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Roosevelt?
Roosevelt has 9,600 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
