Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,857 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Seattle
Tract 53033011402 · King County, WA · pop 4,379 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 53033011402 sits in the Westwood neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It has a population of 4,379 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 27% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 11% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,567/month against a median household income of $107,632 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,926
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$107,632
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Seattle and the region
Centroid at 47.5207, -122.3646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,567 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Westwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D — Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 3%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 90%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.
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 189Total filings over 10 yrs
- 1.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2006)
- 21Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westwood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033011402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033011402?
Census tract 53033011402 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53033011402?
Median gross rent is $1,567/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033011402?
3.7% of residents in tract 53033011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033011402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 33th, minority 75th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 53033011402 considered part of Westwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033011402 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033011402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 189 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033011402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.68% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033011402 compare to Seattle overall?
Tract 53033011402 scores 5.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Seattle at 8.2/10. 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.
Q8
Was tract 53033011402 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 90% 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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