Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Ferndale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 53073010503 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 6,242 · 49% of tract blocks fall in Ferndale
Here is how census tract 53073010503, in Ferndale, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,242. On the national scale it ranks #44,125 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,643 monthly, set against $86,301 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,402
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$86,301
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ferndale and the region
Centroid at 48.8344, -122.6289 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferndale scores 4.2
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
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,643 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Ferndale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferndale
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Ferndale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 84th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073010503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010503?
Census tract 53073010503 in Ferndale scores 4.2/10 (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 53073010503?
Median gross rent is $1,643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010503?
4.8% of residents in tract 53073010503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,242.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 92th, minority 41th, housing 97th.
Q5
How does tract 53073010503 compare to Ferndale overall?
Tract 53073010503 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Ferndale at 7/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ferndale
Top eight tracts in Ferndale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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