Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Tahoma Narrows Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tacoma
Tract 53053060908 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,191 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In Tahoma Narrows in Tacoma, census tract 53053060908 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,399 a month against an average household income of $139,141 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$139,141
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2680, -122.5383 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tahoma Narrows scores 4.2
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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,399 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Tahoma Narrows compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 22Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Tahoma Narrows. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tahoma Narrows
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.62x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053060908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053060908?
Census tract 53053060908 in the Tahoma Narrows neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 53053060908?
Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053060908?
7.4% of residents in tract 53053060908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,191.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053060908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 31th, minority 33th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 53053060908 considered part of Tahoma Narrows?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053060908 fall within Tahoma Narrows (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053060908 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.62× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053060908 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053060908 scores 4.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma
Top eight tracts in Tacoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · WA
Stadium District
7.5
/ 10 · High
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Salishan
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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McCarver Neighborhood
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Dixon Village
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
Larchmont
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
International District
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Stadium District
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · WA
The Verandas
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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