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Neighborhood · Martha Lake, WA

Martha Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 13,096 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5–6.2

Martha Lake takes in 2 census tracts of Martha Lake, WA, population 13,096. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5 to 6.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Court records carry 130 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

Against a Martha Lake baseline of 29.3%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households.

Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $124,300, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent runs $2,060, close to the Martha Lake average. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.6 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
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Martha Lake vs Martha Lake How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
33.0% +13%
Martha Lake: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$2,060 -6%
Martha Lake: $2,185
Average HH income
$124,300 -6%
Martha Lake: $132,130
Poverty rate
4.9% -51%
Martha Lake: 10.0%
Renter share
29.3% -20%
Martha Lake: 36.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Martha Lake and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–6.2

Why Martha Lake scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Rent control risk
33% of income on rent · Range 5.1–7.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.8–6.2 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
29% renter households · Range 7.8–9.4 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.2–5.5 across tracts
5.3
Economic stress
4.9% below poverty line · Range 1.1–1.4 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.6–2.9 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Martha Lake vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Martha Lake score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.6Martha LakeNeighborhood6.0Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Martha Lake

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53061051804 6.2 6,330 47% $2,017
53061041703 5 6,766 20% $2,100
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 40

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 26%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Martha Lake

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 130Total filings (sum)
  • 1.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak year (2017)
  • 1.81%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked

About Martha Lake

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Martha Lake?

Martha Lake scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Martha Lake compare to Martha Lake overall?

Martha Lake scores 0.4 points lower than Martha Lake overall (6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,060 vs $2,185.
Q3

What is the average rent in Martha Lake?

Average gross rent in Martha Lake is $2,060/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Martha Lake residents are renters?

29% of Martha Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Martha Lake). The neighborhood has 13,096 residents.
Q5

Is Martha Lake a high social-vulnerability area?

Martha Lake sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Martha Lake have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Martha Lake is census tract 53061051804 (score 6.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 6.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Martha Lake for landlords?

Martha Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Martha Lake as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Martha Lake?

Martha Lake has 12,272 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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