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Appendix E: Affordability and Displacement Everett Housing Action Plan E-12 Risk Assessment The distribution of risk across the city can be important in targeting appropriate interventions for affordability and anti-displacement measures. This analysis provides four assessments based on the spatial distribution of housing and risk factors: An assessment of relative eviction risks in Everett based on public eviction records and research from the University of Washington Indexes from Displacement Risk and Opportunity Mapping reporting provided by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) used by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) An evaluation of physical displacement risk in Everett based on data from the upcoming County Buildable Lands Report Evictions Understanding the rate at which households are evicted from housing can highlight situations where housing burdens may be severe, and households are vulnerable to financial hardship that can threaten their housing security. To identify areas where households face high eviction risks, data from the University of Washington Evictions Study is used, which captures both counts and rates of residential evictions across the Puget Sound region for the period between 2004 and 2017. From this study, Figure 11 shows relative eviction rates across Snohomish County and north King County. Eviction rates are calculated here by comparing the number of evictions against the total number of renters within a given Census tract, and then comparing this rate to all other Census tracts within King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Skagit Counties. This index can identify locations which stand out in the region for high rates of eviction. The highest relative rate of evictions in Everett come from southern neighborhoods, with the highest rates found in Boulevard Bluffs and Holly. For the tracts corresponding to these neighborhoods, Boulevard Hills (Census Tract 413.04) has an eviction rate of 6.6%, but the low number of renting households in this tract means that the 13 evictions recorded during this period result in a higher level of uncertainty measure. However, the tract in the Holly neighborhood (419.05) recorded 77 evictions during this period for an overall rate of 4.4%, which is over three times higher than the region overall. High evictions rates of 3.8–3.9% were also found in the tracts corresponding to the Evergreen and Westmont neighborhoods, corresponding to rates over twice of the regional average. Four additional Census tracts in the City were at least 50% over regional eviction rates during this period. While eviction rates in Everett in general are noted as being above average, the high eviction rates in these southern neighborhoods highlight that many households in these areas are at greater risk of housing insecurity, especially in situations where financial emergencies and severe housing burdens may challenge their ability to afford housing.