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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Union Hill-Novelty Hill Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 53033032328 · King County, WA · pop 3,305

Union Hill-Novelty Hill anchors census tract 53033032328, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 63% of US census tracts.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 74% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $226,781 a year. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 0% Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,081
Renter share1.8%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$226,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Very High
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#420 of 494 tracts In King County
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#1,515 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Union Hill-Novelty Hill and the region

Centroid at 47.6642, -122.0461 · click any tract to drill in

Why Union Hill-Novelty Hill scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill
7.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill
5.9

How Union Hill-Novelty Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Union Hill-Novelty Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 032328Union Hill-Novelty: 7.07.0Union Hill-Noveltyparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 11Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 0.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak (2008)
  • 1Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330323282004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (0.34/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (0.34/100 renter HHs)2007: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (1.02/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (1.02/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 1 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.90/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Union Hill-Novelty Hill

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the King County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2008.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033032328

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033032328?

Census tract 53033032328 in Union Hill-Novelty Hill scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 53033032328?

10.7% of residents in tract 53033032328 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,305.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033032328?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 8th, minority 45th, housing 19th.
Q4

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033032328?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 53033032328 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.77% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5

How does tract 53033032328 compare to Union Hill-Novelty Hill overall?

Tract 53033032328 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Union Hill-Novelty Hill at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Union Hill-Novelty Hill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Union Hill-Novelty Hill

Top eight tracts in Union Hill-Novelty Hill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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