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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Arbor Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Seattle

Tract 53033026600 · King County, WA · pop 2,275 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

53033026600 is a census tract in the Arbor Heights area of White Center, WA. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,275. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units853
Renter share26.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$111,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Arbor Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Seattle
Very Low
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#284 of 494 tracts In King County
Moderate
Within state
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#642 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Seattle and the region

Centroid at 47.5128, -122.3633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arbor Heights scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Seattle
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,750 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Seattle
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Seattle
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Seattle
7.7

How Arbor Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Arbor Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 026600Seattle: 7.97.9Seattleparent cityCounty: 6.76.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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)

  • 67Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2011)
  • 5Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530330266002004: 5 filings (2.19/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (2.39/100 renter HHs)2007: 10 filings (3.41/100 renter HHs)2008: 6 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)2009: 6 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)2010: 3 filings (1.14/100 renter HHs)2011: 11 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (1.77/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Arbor Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arbor Heights

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.9/10. 50% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the King County average of 44.1%.

Court records carry 67 eviction filings across 10 observed years. At $1,750 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of White Center commands. Filings peaked in 2011 at 3.9% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the King County average of 6.7 closely.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $111,563. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 53033026600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53033026600?

Census tract 53033026600 in the Arbor Heights neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 53033026600?

Median gross rent is $1,750/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53033026600?

7.7% of residents in tract 53033026600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,275.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53033026600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 11th, minority 70th, housing 22th.
Q5

Is tract 53033026600 considered part of Arbor Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53033026600 fall within Arbor Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53033026600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53033026600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53033026600 compare to Seattle overall?

Tract 53033026600 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Seattle at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Seattle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Seattle

Top eight tracts in Seattle ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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