Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally
Sehome Eviction Risk: High , Bellingham
Tract 53073000600 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,204 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in Sehome in Bellingham centers on tract 53073000600, which scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,204 residents. It lands near the 79th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,174 a month against an average household income of $31,761 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. Renters make up 96% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 57%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units1,426
Renter share95.7%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate32.9%
Median income$31,761
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7477, -122.4863 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sehome scores 8.4
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
32.9% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$1,174 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Sehome compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%Housing & transportation
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)
- 24Total filings over 3 yrs
- 0.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2018)
- 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sehome. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sehome
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 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000600?
Census tract 53073000600 in the Sehome neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 53073000600?
Median gross rent is $1,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000600?
32.9% of residents in tract 53073000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,204.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 41th, minority 47th, housing 100th.
Q5
Is tract 53073000600 considered part of Sehome?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000600 fall within Sehome (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.79% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 53073000600 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000600 scores 8.4/10, higher than 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.
Tract · WA
Sehome
8.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Happy Valley
8.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Happy Valley
8.1
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Birchwood
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
York
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · WA
Lakeway
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
53073000202
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Birchwood
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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