Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Columbia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham
Tract 53073000402 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,445 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
53073000402 is a census tract in the Columbia area of Bellingham, WA. It scores 6.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,445. Cost burden runs 70% here against 49.6% across Whatcom County.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,515
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$93,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7613, -122.4981 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbia scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellingham
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,479 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellingham
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellingham
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellingham
8.1
How Columbia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbia
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. It sits 0.7 points above the Whatcom County average of 5.9.
Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,479, close to the Bellingham average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $93,920. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000402?
Census tract 53073000402 in the Columbia neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 53073000402?
Median gross rent is $1,479/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000402?
8.2% of residents in tract 53073000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,445.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 22th, minority 23th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000402 considered part of Columbia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000402 fall within Columbia (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073000402 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000402 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bellingham at 7.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellingham
Top eight tracts in Bellingham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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