Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Sudden Valley Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 53073000808 · Whatcom County, WA · pop 2,995 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Sudden Valley
Tract 53073000808 sits in Sudden Valley, WA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. Population here is 2,995. 75% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Whatcom County average of 49.6%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,209
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$117,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sudden Valley and the region
Centroid at 48.7231, -122.3363 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sudden Valley scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sudden Valley
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,057 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sudden Valley
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sudden Valley
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sudden Valley
6.0
How Sudden Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sudden Valley
What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 10/10. It sits 2.9 points below the Whatcom County average of 5.9.
Average gross rent is $3,057, 68% above the Sudden Valley average. The voucher gap is 86.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 1.1/10. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.8/10. Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 53073000808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53073000808?
Census tract 53073000808 in Sudden Valley scores 3/10 (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 53073000808?
Median gross rent is $3,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53073000808?
3.1% of residents in tract 53073000808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,995.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53073000808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 27th, minority 30th, housing 15th.
Q5
How does tract 53073000808 compare to Sudden Valley overall?
Tract 53073000808 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Sudden Valley at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sudden Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sudden Valley
Top eight tracts in Sudden Valley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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