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Southeast Magnolia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle

Tract 53033005803 · King County, WA · pop 3,284 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033005803 sits in the Southeast Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 3,284 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,307/month against a median household income of $169,263 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 40% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,471
Renter share55.7%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$169,263

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Southeast Magnolia
Moderate
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank — 22th percentileBottomTop
#138 of 177 tracts In Seattle
Low
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank — 65th percentileBottomTop
#176 of 494 tracts In King County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#354 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6425, -122.3878 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southeast Magnolia scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,307 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Southeast Magnolia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southeast Magnolia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 005803Seattle: 8.28.2Seattleparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005803?

Census tract 53033005803 in the Southeast Magnolia neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 53033005803?

Median gross rent is $2,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005803?

10.8% of residents in tract 53033005803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,284.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 4th, minority 54th, housing 82th.

Q5

Is tract 53033005803 considered part of Southeast Magnolia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005803 fall within Southeast Magnolia (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How does tract 53033005803 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005803 scores 5.7/10 — 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 53033005803 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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