1 census tracts · pop 5,908 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.7–8.7
York maps to a single census tract in Bellingham, WA and houses 5,908 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.7/10, High tier. 58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Bellingham rate of 37.2%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. 25% 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.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 25 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 0.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Bellingham, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Happy Valley and Sehome score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,526, close to the Bellingham average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.7
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
York vs BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in York
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
25Total filings (sum)
0.64%Avg annual filing rate
0.8%Peak year (2016)
0.42%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About York
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for York?
York scores 8.7/10 (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 York compare to Bellingham overall?
York scores 1.4 points higher than Bellingham overall (7.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,526 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in York?
Average gross rent in York is $1,526/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of York residents are renters?
59% of York households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 5,908 residents.
Q5
Is York a high social-vulnerability area?
York sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 York for landlords?
York carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). 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 York?
York has 5,585 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
