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Census Tract · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Burlington Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 53057951600 · Skagit County, WA · pop 4,691 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Burlington

Tract 53057951600 sits in Burlington, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It is home to 4,691 residents. Against Skagit County at 44.2%, about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 17% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$84,514

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Burlington
Very Low
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 41 tracts In Skagit County
High
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#569 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,812 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burlington and the region

Centroid at 48.5109, -122.3164 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burlington scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burlington
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,344 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burlington
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burlington
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burlington
6.7

How Burlington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burlington risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 951600Burlington: 6.66.6Burlingtonparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 12Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 1.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2015)
  • 6Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Burlington

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 1.7/10. At $1,344 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Burlington commands.

Against the Skagit County average of 5.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Court records carry 12 eviction filings across 2 observed years. The worst year on record was 2015, when 1.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 53057951600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53057951600?

Census tract 53057951600 in Burlington scores 6.8/10 (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 53057951600?

Median gross rent is $1,344/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53057951600?

12.3% of residents in tract 53057951600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,691.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53057951600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 79th, minority 55th, housing 44th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53057951600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 53057951600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.39% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 53057951600 compare to Burlington overall?

Tract 53057951600 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Burlington at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burlington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burlington

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

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