Census Tract · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally
Peaceful Valley Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 53073010102 ·
Whatcom County, WA · pop 3,508 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Peaceful Valley
Tract 53073010102 sits in Peaceful Valley, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. It is home to 3,508 residents. Cost burden runs around a third here against 49.6% across Whatcom County.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 20%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,292
Renter share31.0%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$58,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Peaceful Valley
Moderate
Within county
59th percentile
#23 of 54 tracts In Whatcom County
Elevated
Within state
54th percentile
#812 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Moderate
National
79th percentile
#17,650 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Peaceful Valley and the region
Centroid at 48.9740, -122.0350 · click any tract to drill in
Why Peaceful Valley scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Peaceful Valley
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,188 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Peaceful Valley
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Peaceful Valley
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Peaceful Valley
5.8
How Peaceful Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 1.1/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.2/10.
At $1,188 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Peaceful Valley commands. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.6/10.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Nationally it ranks #17,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Whatcom County average of 5.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $58,500.
31% 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 53073010102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073010102?
Census tract 53073010102 in Peaceful Valley scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 53073010102?
Median gross rent is $1,188/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073010102?
18.1% of residents in tract 53073010102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,508.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073010102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 38th, minority 25th, housing 69th.
Q5
How does tract 53073010102 compare to Peaceful Valley overall?
Tract 53073010102 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Peaceful Valley at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peaceful Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.