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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally

Roosevelt Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellingham

Tract 53073000700 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,346 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 53073000700 sits in Roosevelt in Bellingham eviction risk, Washington eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #25,183 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,607 a month while the average household earns $65,280 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 31% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units3,073
Renter share66.4%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$65,280

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Roosevelt
Moderate
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 23 tracts In Bellingham
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#11 of 54 tracts In Whatcom County
High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bellingham and the region

Centroid at 48.7639, -122.4499 · click any tract to drill in

Why Roosevelt scores 7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,607 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Roosevelt compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Roosevelt risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.07.0This tracttract 000700Bellingham: 7.17.1Bellinghamparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 86Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.3%Peak (2015)
  • 19Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530730007002015: 37 filings (2.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 30 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2018: 19 filings (1.19/100 renter HHs)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Roosevelt

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bellingham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 86 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53073000700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000700?

Census tract 53073000700 in the Roosevelt neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 53073000700?

Median gross rent is $1,607/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000700?

17.3% of residents in tract 53073000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,346.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 10th, minority 56th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 53073000700 considered part of Roosevelt?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000700 fall within Roosevelt (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 86 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.79% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 53073000700 compare to Bellingham overall?

Tract 53073000700 scores 7/10, right in line with the parent city of Bellingham at 7.1/10. 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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