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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,252 of 84,120 nationally

Silver Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bellingham

Tract 53073000804 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,084 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 53073000804 sits in the Silver Beach neighborhood of Bellingham, Washington. It has a population of 7,084 and an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). 70% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 10% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,362/month against a median household income of $106,613 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 5% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,734
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$106,613

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Silver Beach
Moderate
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank — 41th percentileBottomTop
#14 of 23 tracts In Bellingham
Moderate
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank — 77th percentileBottomTop
#13 of 54 tracts In Whatcom County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#354 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bellingham and the region

Centroid at 48.7648, -122.3945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Silver Beach scores 5.7

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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,362 rent vs county FMR
9.4
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 Silver Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Silver Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 000804Bellingham: 5.45.4Bellinghamparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 5Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 0.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.8%Peak (2015)
  • 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 — 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530730008042015: 2 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2016: 1 filings (0.27/100 renter HHs)2018: 2 filings (0.53/100 renter HHs)
Frequently asked

About tract 53073000804

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000804?

Census tract 53073000804 in the Silver Beach neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 53073000804?

Median gross rent is $2,362/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000804?

4.9% of residents in tract 53073000804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,084.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 73th, minority 34th, housing 22th.

Q5

Is tract 53073000804 considered part of Silver Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073000804 fall within Silver Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073000804?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073000804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.52% of renter households, peaking at 0.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 53073000804 compare to Bellingham overall?

Tract 53073000804 scores 5.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Bellingham at 5.4/10. 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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