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Neighborhood · Seattle, WA

Youngstown Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 5,745 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 8–8

Youngstown is a one-tract neighborhood of Seattle, WA and houses 5,745 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Seattle rate of 27.4%.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.

14% 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 for this tract carry 174 eviction filings.

The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 2.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2013, is well off that peak. Among the 65 mapped neighborhoods of Seattle, it ranks #23 by risk, the middle third.

Average gross rent runs $2,085, close to the Seattle average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $109,050.

46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Youngstown vs Seattle How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.7% +78%
Seattle: 27.4%
Average gross rent
$2,085 +3%
Seattle: $2,030
Average HH income
$109,050 -11%
Seattle: $121,984
Poverty rate
7.9% -20%
Seattle: 9.9%
Renter share
45.6% -19%
Seattle: 56.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Youngstown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8–8

Why Youngstown scores 8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Economic stress
7.9% below poverty line · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Youngstown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Youngstown score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.0YoungstownNeighborhood7.9Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Youngstown

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
53033009900 8 5,745 49% $2,085
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 38

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 4%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Youngstown

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 174Total filings (sum)
  • 1.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak year (2004)
  • 1.62%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Youngstown

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Youngstown?

Youngstown scores 8/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Youngstown compare to Seattle overall?

Youngstown scores 0.1 points higher than Seattle overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,085 vs $2,030.
Q3

What is the average rent in Youngstown?

Average gross rent in Youngstown is $2,085/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Youngstown residents are renters?

46% of Youngstown households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Seattle). The neighborhood has 5,745 residents.
Q5

Is Youngstown a high social-vulnerability area?

Youngstown sits in the 38th 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

How safe is Youngstown for landlords?

Youngstown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Youngstown?

Youngstown has 5,803 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.6%), Other / Multiracial (13.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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