Neighborhood · Ranked #41,101 of 84,120 nationally

Orchard Glen Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tacoma

Tract 53053062802 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,259 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 53053062802 sits in the Orchard Glen neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It has a population of 4,259 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 25% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,497/month against a median household income of $82,444 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 20% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,546

Renter share26.3%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$82,444

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.1940, -122.4965 · click any tract to drill in

Why Orchard Glen scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,497 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Orchard Glen compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

66%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
65%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
28%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

168Total filings over 11 yrs
3.15%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak (2005)
18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 — 2015

Filings climbed 20% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

63Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly (observed)
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053062802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053062802?

Census tract 53053062802 in the Orchard Glen neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 53053062802?

Median gross rent is $1,497/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053062802?

9.9% of residents in tract 53053062802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,259.

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053062802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 77th, minority 62th, housing 65th.

Is tract 53053062802 considered part of Orchard Glen?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053062802 fall within Orchard Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053062802?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 168 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 53053062802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.15% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 53053062802 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.05× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.

How does tract 53053062802 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053062802 scores 5.3/10 — lower than the parent city of Tacoma at 7.4/10. 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.

Was tract 53053062802 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma

Top eight tracts in Tacoma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.