5 census tracts · pop 19,461 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.8–7.5
Westlake spans 5 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 19,461. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records carry 78 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $2,289, 13% above the Seattle average of $2,030.
31% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, a little above the Seattle rate of 27.4%. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 0.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #45 of 65 neighborhoods in Seattle. The closest comparables inside the same city are Evergreen and Broadmoor.
Against average income of $148,145, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
With little internal variation, 7.2/10 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
7.2
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Westlake vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westlake
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
78Total filings (sum)
0.46%Avg annual filing rate
0.8%Peak year (2007)
0.16%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Westlake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westlake?
Westlake scores 7.2/10 (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 Westlake compare to Seattle overall?
Westlake scores 0.7 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,289 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westlake?
Average gross rent in Westlake is $2,289/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westlake residents are renters?
63% of Westlake households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 19,461 residents.
Q5
Is Westlake a high social-vulnerability area?
Westlake sits in the 15th 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 Westlake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westlake is census tract 53033006702 (score 7.5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 7.5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Westlake for landlords?
Westlake carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Westlake?
Westlake has 19,186 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
