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Neighborhood · Bellingham, WA

Cornwall Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,262 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 7.3–7.3

Cornwall Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Bellingham, WA, population 3,262. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Cost burden runs 70% against 37.2% citywide, putting Cornwall Park 33.0% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. That places it #9 of 13 neighborhoods in Bellingham.

For a like-for-like read, Lakeway and Edgemoor score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,551, close to the Bellingham average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,375. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cornwall Park vs Bellingham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.2% +89%
Bellingham: 37.2%
Average gross rent
$1,551 -2%
Bellingham: $1,577
Average HH income
$80,375 +22%
Bellingham: $65,821
Poverty rate
11.3% -38%
Bellingham: 18.3%
Renter share
45.8% -17%
Bellingham: 55.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cornwall Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.3–7.3

Why Cornwall Park scores 7.3

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 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
70% of income on rent · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Economic stress
11.3% below poverty line · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Cornwall Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Cornwall Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.3Cornwall ParkNeighborhood7.3Parent cityhost city6.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Cornwall Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
53073000401 7.3 3,262 70% $1,551
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 65%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Cornwall Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Cornwall Park?

Cornwall Park scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Cornwall Park compare to Bellingham overall?

Cornwall Park scores 0.0 points higher than Bellingham overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,551 vs $1,577.
Q3

What is the average rent in Cornwall Park?

Average gross rent in Cornwall Park is $1,551/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Cornwall Park residents are renters?

46% of Cornwall Park households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 3,262 residents.
Q5

Is Cornwall Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Cornwall Park sits in the 53rd 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

How safe is Cornwall Park for landlords?

Cornwall Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bellingham as a whole (7.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Cornwall Park?

Cornwall Park has 3,311 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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