Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Malloy Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ferndale
Tract 53073010506 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,324 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 53073010506 covers part of the Malloy Terrace area of Ferndale, WA, and scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,324 residents. Against Whatcom County at 49.6%, roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share56.6%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$76,048
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ferndale and the region
Centroid at 48.8494, -122.5957 · click any tract to drill in
Why Malloy Terrace scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ferndale
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,567 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ferndale
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ferndale
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ferndale
6.6
How Malloy Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Malloy Terrace
Pulling hardest the other way is court filing pressure at 1.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7.8/10. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the national scale it lands near the 76th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Whatcom County average of 5.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,567, close to the Ferndale average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $76,048. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073010506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010506?
Census tract 53073010506 in the Malloy Terrace neighborhood 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 53073010506?
Median gross rent is $1,567/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010506?
9.6% of residents in tract 53073010506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,324.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 44th, minority 38th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 53073010506 considered part of Malloy Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53073010506 fall within Malloy Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How does tract 53073010506 compare to Ferndale overall?
Tract 53073010506 scores 5.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Ferndale at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ferndale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Top eight tracts in Ferndale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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