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Census Tract · Ranked #58,847 of 84,120 nationally

Ferndale Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 53073010600 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,688 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Ferndale

Census tract 53073010600 is in Ferndale, Washington. It has a population of 7,688 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 31% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,449/month against a median household income of $120,242 — roughly 14% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,474
Renter share8.2%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$120,242

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 4 tracts In Ferndale
Very Low
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank — 26th percentileBottomTop
#40 of 54 tracts In Whatcom County
Low
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#1,328 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
National
30 th percentile
Rank — 30th percentileBottomTop
#58,847 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ferndale and the region

Centroid at 48.8653, -122.5243 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ferndale scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,449 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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.
Ferndale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 010600Ferndale: 5.15.1Ferndaleparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.25.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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)

  • 19Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.28%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.6%Peak (2018)
  • 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2015 — 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530730106002015: 5 filings (1.08/100 renter HHs)2016: 6 filings (1.18/100 renter HHs)2018: 8 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)
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Frequently asked

About tract 53073010600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010600?

Census tract 53073010600 in Ferndale scores 4.7/10 (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 53073010600?

Median gross rent is $1,449/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010600?

6.6% of residents in tract 53073010600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,688.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 22th, minority 46th, housing 52th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53073010600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 53073010600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.28% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

How does tract 53073010600 compare to Ferndale overall?

Tract 53073010600 scores 4.7/10 — lower than the parent city of Ferndale at 5.1/10. 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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