6 census tracts · pop 29,532 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 5.4–8
Cedar Valley spans 6 census tracts of Lynnwood, WA, population 29,532. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 36.0% citywide, putting Cedar Valley 21.0% over its own city.
30% 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. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.4 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. Court records carry 160 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2017, is well off that peak. The closest comparables inside the same city are Seattle Heights and Meadowdale.
Average gross rent runs $1,746, close to the Lynnwood average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $88,653.
46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
Cedar Valley vs LynnwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cedar Valley
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
160Total filings (sum)
1.22%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2016)
0.78%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Cedar Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cedar Valley?
Cedar Valley scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 Cedar Valley compare to Lynnwood overall?
Cedar Valley scores 0.4 points higher than Lynnwood overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,746 vs $1,742.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cedar Valley?
Average gross rent in Cedar Valley is $1,746/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cedar Valley residents are renters?
46% of Cedar Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Lynnwood). The neighborhood has 29,532 residents.
Q5
Is Cedar Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Cedar Valley sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Cedar Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cedar Valley is census tract 53061051701 (score 8/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 8, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Cedar Valley for landlords?
Cedar Valley carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lynnwood as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cedar Valley?
Cedar Valley has 30,021 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
