4 census tracts · pop 12,929 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 8.3–9.3
West Campus is a 4-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA, population 12,929. The Eviction Risk Score is 9/10, in the High tier. 47% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Seattle rate of 27.4%. 88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $56,885 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 8.3 to 9.3, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. At $1,825 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Seattle commands.
That places it #9 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. The closest comparables inside the same city are University Park and Fairmont Springs.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
West Campus vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About West Campus
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Campus?
West Campus scores 9/10 (High tier) across 4 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 West Campus compare to Seattle overall?
West Campus scores 1.1 points higher than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,825 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Campus?
Average gross rent in West Campus is $1,825/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Campus residents are renters?
88% of West Campus households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 12,929 residents.
Q5
Is West Campus a high social-vulnerability area?
West Campus sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in West Campus have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Campus is census tract 53033005304 (score 9.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.3 to 9.3, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is West Campus for landlords?
West Campus carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Campus?
West Campus has 12,296 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Other / Multiracial (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
