3 census tracts · pop 11,495 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.5–7.1
Echo Lake is a 3-tract neighborhood of Shoreline, WA and houses 11,495 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Shoreline baseline of 32.2%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 74 eviction filings. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 3.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Shoreline.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Richmond Highlands and Hillwood. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,890, close to the Shoreline average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $95,907.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Echo Lake vs ShorelineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Echo Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
74Total filings (sum)
1.85%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2006)
0.60%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Echo Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Echo Lake?
Echo Lake scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Echo Lake compare to Shoreline overall?
Echo Lake scores 0.5 points higher than Shoreline overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,890 vs $1,985.
Q3
What is the average rent in Echo Lake?
Average gross rent in Echo Lake is $1,890/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Echo Lake residents are renters?
45% of Echo Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Shoreline). The neighborhood has 11,495 residents.
Q5
Is Echo Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Echo Lake sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Echo Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Echo Lake is census tract 53033020302 (score 7.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 7.1, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Echo Lake for landlords?
Echo Lake carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Shoreline as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Echo Lake?
Echo Lake has 11,638 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
