Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally
Meridian Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shoreline
Tract 53033020500 · King County, WA · pop 7,498 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 53033020500 sits in the Meridian Park neighborhood of Shoreline, Washington. It has a population of 7,498 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,935/month against a median household income of $131,563 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units3,129
Renter share32.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$131,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shoreline and the region
Centroid at 47.7563, -122.3138 · click any tract to drill in
Why Meridian Park scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shoreline
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,935 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shoreline
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shoreline
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shoreline
6.0
How Meridian Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
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)
- 80Total filings over 10 yrs
- 0.86%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.3%Peak (2004)
- 10Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Meridian Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Frequently asked
About tract 53033020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033020500?
Census tract 53033020500 in the Meridian Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 53033020500?
Median gross rent is $1,935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53033020500?
10.1% of residents in tract 53033020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,498.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53033020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 74th, minority 62th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 53033020500 considered part of Meridian Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033020500 fall within Meridian Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033020500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 80 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033020500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.86% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53033020500 compare to Shoreline overall?
Tract 53033020500 scores 5.5/10 — higher than the parent city of Shoreline at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shoreline eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shoreline
Top eight tracts in Shoreline ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Richmond Highlands
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Highland Terrace
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Hillwood
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Echo Lake
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Meridian Park
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Innis Arden
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Parkwood
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · WA
Echo Lake
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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