5 census tracts · pop 17,927 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.9–7.6
Wedgwood is a 5-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA and houses 17,927 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Seattle rate of 27.4%. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 119 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 2.0% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $2,219, 9% above the Seattle average of $2,030. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #49 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 5 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Wedgwood vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wedgwood
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
119Total filings (sum)
0.78%Avg annual filing rate
2.0%Peak year (2012)
0.49%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Wedgwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wedgwood?
Wedgwood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Wedgwood compare to Seattle overall?
Wedgwood scores 0.8 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,219 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wedgwood?
Average gross rent in Wedgwood is $2,219/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wedgwood residents are renters?
34% of Wedgwood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 17,927 residents.
Q5
Is Wedgwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Wedgwood sits in the 17th 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 Wedgwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wedgwood is census tract 53033002000 (score 7.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 7.6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Wedgwood for landlords?
Wedgwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Wedgwood?
Wedgwood has 17,869 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
