Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Ferndale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53073010600 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 7,688 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Ferndale
Eviction risk in Ferndale centers on tract 53073010600, which scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,688 residents. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,449 monthly, set against $120,242 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
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 county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ferndale and the region
Centroid at 48.8653, -122.5243 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferndale scores 3.7
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 19Total filings over 3 yrs
- 1.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.6%Peak (2018)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferndale
What moves this score most is 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 below the Whatcom County average of 5.2 and below the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 19 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2018.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 53073010600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010600?
Census tract 53073010600 in Ferndale scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 3.7/10, 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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