Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally

West Campus Eviction Risk: High , Seattle

Tract 53033005305 · King County, WA · pop 2,468 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53033005305 covers part of the West Campus area of Seattle, WA, and scores 9.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,468. The severe-burden share is 54%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 73% Stable renters 25% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,190

Renter share98.2%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate57.9%

Median income$28,864

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.6591, -122.3149 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Campus scores 9.3

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

57.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,755 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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 West Campus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

81%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
55%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Campus. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Campus

74% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the King County average of 44.1%. Annualized rent equals 73% of average household income of $28,864, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 58%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

98% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 2.6 points above the King County average of 6.7.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 9.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10.

Average gross rent is $1,755, 14% below the Seattle average. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Seattle. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

On the national scale it lands near the 96th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033005305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033005305?

Census tract 53033005305 in the West Campus neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53033005305?

Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033005305?

57.9% of residents in tract 53033005305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,468.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033005305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 1th, minority 75th, housing 97th.

Is tract 53033005305 considered part of West Campus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033005305 fall within West Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 53033005305 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033005305 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. 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.

Was tract 53033005305 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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