2 census tracts · pop 7,341 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 5.9–8.7
Lakeway spans 2 census tracts of Bellingham, WA and houses 7,341 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.9 to 8.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. Cost burden runs 45% against 37.2% citywide, putting Lakeway 7.4% over its own city. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
At $1,456 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Bellingham commands. That places it #7 of 13 neighborhoods in Bellingham. For a like-for-like read, Edgemoor and Cornwall Park score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $80,590. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lakeway vs BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Lakeway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakeway?
Lakeway scores 7.6/10 (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 Lakeway compare to Bellingham overall?
Lakeway scores 0.3 points higher than Bellingham overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,456 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakeway?
Average gross rent in Lakeway is $1,456/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakeway residents are renters?
46% of Lakeway households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 7,341 residents.
Q5
Is Lakeway a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakeway sits in the 48th 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 Lakeway have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakeway is census tract 53073000903 (score 8.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 8.7, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakeway for landlords?
Lakeway carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 Bellingham as a whole (7.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakeway?
Lakeway has 7,138 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.2%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
