1 census tracts · pop 2,891 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Lettered Streets is a one-tract neighborhood of Bellingham, WA, population 2,891. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Against a Bellingham baseline of 37.2%, 65% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10.
21% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. At $1,306 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Bellingham commands.
Court records for this tract carry 13 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 0.7% of renter households.
That places it #6 of 13 neighborhoods in Bellingham. Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Roosevelt and Edgemoor. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $64,167.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lettered Streets vs BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lettered Streets
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
13Total filings (sum)
0.51%Avg annual filing rate
0.7%Peak year (2018)
0.71%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Lettered Streets
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lettered Streets?
Lettered Streets scores 8/10 (High 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 Lettered Streets compare to Bellingham overall?
Lettered Streets scores 0.7 points higher than Bellingham overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,306 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lettered Streets?
Average gross rent in Lettered Streets is $1,306/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lettered Streets residents are renters?
61% of Lettered Streets households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 2,891 residents.
Q5
Is Lettered Streets a high social-vulnerability area?
Lettered Streets sits in the 55th 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 Lettered Streets for landlords?
Lettered Streets carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lettered Streets?
Lettered Streets has 3,067 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
