1 census tracts · pop 5,909 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Sweet Water maps to a single census tract in Arlington, WA and houses 5,909 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. Against a Arlington baseline of 33.4%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 14 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 2.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $2,033, 7% above the Arlington average of $1,905.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Arlington, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, The Bluff at Arlinton and Campbell & Roach Add score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sweet Water vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport6%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sweet Water
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14Total filings (sum)
1.50%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2014)
1.21%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About Sweet Water
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sweet Water?
Sweet Water scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Sweet Water compare to Arlington overall?
Sweet Water scores 1.2 points lower than Arlington overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,033 vs $1,905.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sweet Water?
Average gross rent in Sweet Water is $2,033/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sweet Water residents are renters?
19% of Sweet Water households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 5,909 residents.
Q5
Is Sweet Water a high social-vulnerability area?
Sweet Water sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sweet Water for landlords?
Sweet Water carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Arlington as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sweet Water?
Sweet Water has 5,976 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.