Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Salmon Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tacoma
Tract 53053060903 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,159 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Salmon Beach neighborhood of Tacoma anchors census tract 53053060903, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 70th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,816 monthly, set against $95,474 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,417
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$95,474
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2860, -122.5264 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salmon Beach scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tacoma
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,816 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tacoma
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
How Salmon Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 4%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 25Total filings over 9 yrs
- 0.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.0%Peak (2008)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 9Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salmon Beach
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Tacoma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pierce County average of 5.5 and above the Washington statewide average of 5.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 0.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.0% of renter households in 2008.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.13x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053060903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053060903?
Census tract 53053060903 in the Salmon Beach neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 53053060903?
Median gross rent is $1,816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053060903?
8.0% of residents in tract 53053060903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,159.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053060903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 83th, minority 40th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 53053060903 considered part of Salmon Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053060903 fall within Salmon Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053060903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 53053060903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.63% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 53053060903 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 53053060903 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053060903 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 53053060903 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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