4 census tracts · pop 18,770 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 5.7–8
Seattle Heights is a 4-tract neighborhood of Lynnwood, WA and houses 18,770 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Lynnwood baseline of 36.0%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.7 to 8, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Court records carry 125 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 1.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.0% in 2017 against a 1.7% peak. For a like-for-like read, Cedar Valley and Meadowdale score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,822, close to the Lynnwood average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $82,430.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Seattle Heights vs LynnwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Seattle Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
125Total filings (sum)
1.21%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2015)
0.99%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Seattle Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seattle Heights?
Seattle Heights scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Seattle Heights compare to Lynnwood overall?
Seattle Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Lynnwood overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,822 vs $1,742.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seattle Heights?
Average gross rent in Seattle eviction risk Heights is $1,822/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seattle Heights residents are renters?
54% of Seattle Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Lynnwood). The neighborhood has 18,770 residents.
Q5
Is Seattle Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Seattle Heights sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Seattle Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Seattle Heights is census tract 53061051500 (score 8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 8, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Seattle Heights for landlords?
Seattle eviction risk Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Seattle Heights?
Seattle Heights has 18,658 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.1%), Hispanic / Latino (19.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
