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Seattle Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lynnwood

Tract 53061051000 · Snohomish County, WA · pop 4,398 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 53061051000 sits in the Seattle Heights neighborhood of Lynnwood, Washington. It has a population of 4,398 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 10% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,982/month against a median household income of $101,656 — roughly 23% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 29% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,973
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$101,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 4 tracts In Seattle Heights
Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 5 tracts In Lynnwood
Very Low
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank — 35th percentileBottomTop
#113 of 173 tracts In Snohomish County
Low
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank — 43th percentileBottomTop
#1,017 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynnwood and the region

Centroid at 47.7927, -122.3232 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seattle Heights scores 5.1

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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,982 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Seattle Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Seattle Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 051000Lynnwood: 5.65.6Lynnwoodparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 57Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2008)
  • 10Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 — 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530610510002008: 17 filings (1.43/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (1.34/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (1.47/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (0.79/100 renter HHs)2017: 10 filings (1.12/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 41% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 53061051000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53061051000?

Census tract 53061051000 in the Seattle Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 53061051000?

Median gross rent is $1,982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53061051000?

6.3% of residents in tract 53061051000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,398.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53061051000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 43th, minority 58th, housing 69th.

Q5

Is tract 53061051000 considered part of Seattle Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53061051000 fall within Seattle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53061051000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 53061051000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.23% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53061051000 compare to Lynnwood overall?

Tract 53061051000 scores 5.1/10 — lower than the parent city of Lynnwood at 5.6/10. 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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