2 census tracts · pop 8,599 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.4–7.5
Westwood spans 2 census tracts of Seattle, WA, population 8,599. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 27.4% citywide, putting Westwood 17.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
19% 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. Court records carry 244 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. At $1,756 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Seattle commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 2.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 65 mapped neighborhoods of Seattle, it ranks #34 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Columbia and Meridian. Against average income of $115,966, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood vs SeattleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westwood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
244Total filings (sum)
1.36%Avg annual filing rate
2.4%Peak year (2006)
1.10%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Westwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood?
Westwood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Westwood compare to Seattle overall?
Westwood scores 0.4 points lower than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,756 vs $2,030.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood?
Average gross rent in Westwood is $1,756/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood residents are renters?
37% of Westwood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 8,599 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Westwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westwood is census tract 53033011402 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 7.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Westwood for landlords?
Westwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Westwood?
Westwood has 8,796 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.3%), Hispanic / Latino (19.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
