1 census tracts · pop 5,253 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.8–6.8
Seward Park maps to a single census tract in Seattle, WA, population 5,253. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. Against a Seattle baseline of 27.4%, 15% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $2,581, 27% above the Seattle average of $2,030. Court records for this tract carry 56 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2010 at 3.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #63 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle.
Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Seward Park vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Seward Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
56Total filings (sum)
1.63%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2010)
0.46%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Seward Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seward Park?
Seward Park scores 6.8/10 (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 Seward Park compare to Seattle overall?
Seward Park scores 1.1 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 15% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,581 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seward Park?
Average gross rent in Seward Park is $2,581/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seward Park residents are renters?
11% of Seward Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 5,253 residents.
Q5
Is Seward Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Seward Park sits in the 18th 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 Seward Park for landlords?
Seward Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 Seward Park?
Seward Park has 5,439 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
