Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Tahoma Narrows Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma
Tract 53053060908 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,191 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
53053060908 is a census tract in the Tahoma Narrows area of Tacoma, WA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6
Elevated
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
53
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 6
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
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.8/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Cost burden runs 55% here against 47.5% across Pierce County.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.8/10. At $1,399 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Tacoma commands. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 3.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $139,141, annual rent is just 12%.
It tracks the Pierce County average of 5.7 closely. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 6/10 (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 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 6/10, lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7/10. 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.
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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Oakridge
8.4
/ 10 · High
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Oakland Madrona
8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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The Verandas
8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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