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Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Valley Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lynnwood

Tract 53061051200 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 4,993 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

53061051200 is a census tract in the Cedar Valley area of Mountlake Terrace, WA. It scores 7/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,993. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Snohomish County average of 47.3%.

Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 13% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,903
Renter share38.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$89,770

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Cedar Valley
Elevated
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Lynnwood
Very High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#32 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#487 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.7978, -122.3058 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Valley scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lynnwood
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,131 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynnwood
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynnwood
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynnwood
5.5

How Cedar Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cedar Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.0This tracttract 0512006.6Lynnwoodparent city5.4Countyavg tract in county5.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 57Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2014)
  • 10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 53061051200
Filings dropped 17% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cedar Valley. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Valley

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.6 points above the Snohomish County average of 5.4.

Running cool, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 filings here across 5 tracked years. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.9/10.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 2.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 53061051200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051200?

Census tract 53061051200 in the Cedar Valley neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 53061051200?

Median gross rent is $2,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051200?

10.9% of residents in tract 53061051200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,993.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 16th, minority 50th, housing 49th.
Q5

Is tract 53061051200 considered part of Cedar Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051200 fall within Cedar Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061051200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061051200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.68% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53061051200 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061051200 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Lynnwood at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynnwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lynnwood

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

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