Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Bellingham Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073000101 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,442 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Bellingham
Here is how census tract 53073000101, in Bellingham eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,442. On the national scale it ranks #31,284 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,586 a month while the average household earns $108,500 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,400
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$108,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 48.7905, -122.3711 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bellingham scores 5.8
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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,586 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Bellingham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bellingham
The heaviest input here 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 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000101?
Census tract 53073000101 in Bellingham scores 5.8/10 (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 53073000101?
Median gross rent is $1,586/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000101?
11.0% of residents in tract 53073000101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,442.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 4th, minority 23th, housing 18th.
Q5
How does tract 53073000101 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 53073000101 scores 5.8/10, lower 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.
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