2 census tracts · pop 7,910 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 5.7–6.8
Ballinger takes in 2 census tracts of Mountlake Terrace, WA, population 7,910. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. Against a Mountlake Terrace baseline of 28.9%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.7 to 6.8. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records for this tract carry 16 eviction filings.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 1.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent runs $2,039, close to the Mountlake Terrace average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $105,751.
43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 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
6.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ballinger vs Mountlake TerraceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ballinger
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
0.68%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2008)
0.26%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Ballinger
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ballinger?
Ballinger scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 Ballinger compare to Mountlake Terrace overall?
Ballinger scores 0.1 points higher than Mountlake Terrace overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,039 vs $2,004.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ballinger?
Average gross rent in Ballinger is $2,039/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ballinger residents are renters?
43% of Ballinger households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Mountlake Terrace). The neighborhood has 7,910 residents.
Q5
Is Ballinger a high social-vulnerability area?
Ballinger sits in the 52nd 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 Ballinger have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ballinger is census tract 53061051100 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.8, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Ballinger for landlords?
Ballinger carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Mountlake Terrace as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ballinger?
Ballinger has 7,766 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.9%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
