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Neighborhood · Vashon, WA

Roseballen Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 5,737 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 6.5–6.5

Roseballen maps to a single census tract in Vashon, WA and houses 5,737 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Vashon baseline of 31.4%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. 21% 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.

At $1,334 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Vashon commands. The filing record is not thin: 43 evictions logged in this tract.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 1.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2013, is well off that peak.

At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Roseballen vs Vashon How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.1% +50%
Vashon: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$1,334 -20%
Vashon: $1,670
Average HH income
$106,204 -8%
Vashon: $115,750
Poverty rate
11.9% +28%
Vashon: 9.3%
Renter share
19.5% +13%
Vashon: 17.3%
Peer neighborhoods

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Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Roseballen and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.5–6.5

Why Roseballen scores 6.5

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 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
20% renter households · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Economic stress
11.9% below poverty line · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Roseballen score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.5RoseballenNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Roseballen

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
53033027701 6.5 5,737 47% $1,334
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 44

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

Socioeconomic status 52%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 6%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Roseballen

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 43Total filings (sum)
  • 0.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak year (2006)
  • 0.62%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Roseballen

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Roseballen?

Roseballen scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 Roseballen compare to Vashon overall?

Roseballen scores 0.6 points higher than Vashon overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,334 vs $1,670.
Q3

What is the average rent in Roseballen?

Average gross rent in Roseballen is $1,334/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Roseballen residents are renters?

20% of Roseballen households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Vashon). The neighborhood has 5,737 residents.
Q5

Is Roseballen a high social-vulnerability area?

Roseballen sits in the 44th 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 Roseballen for landlords?

Roseballen carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 Vashon as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Roseballen?

Roseballen has 5,599 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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