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Northeast Tacoma Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 53053940011 · Pierce County, WA · pop 4,429 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Eviction risk in Northeast Tacoma in Tacoma centers on tract 53053940011, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,429 residents. It lands near the 63rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,435 a month against an average household income of $151,591 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,692
Renter share6.2%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$151,591

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Northeast Tacoma
Very Low
Within parent city
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 50 tracts In Tacoma
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#104 of 193 tracts In Pierce County
Moderate
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#1,114 of 1,772 tracts In Washington
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tacoma and the region

Centroid at 47.3011, -122.4160 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northeast Tacoma scores 3.9

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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,435 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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 Northeast Tacoma compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Northeast Tacoma risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 940011Tacoma: 7.87.8Tacomaparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.54.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

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)

  • 32Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2008)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 530539400112004: 4 filings (3.28/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)2006: 2 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2009: 2 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2010: 4 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)2012: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (3.60/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (1.44/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (2.16/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 6Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.41×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Northeast Tacoma. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northeast Tacoma

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 about the same as 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.41x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 32 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2008.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 53053940011

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053940011?

Census tract 53053940011 in the Northeast Tacoma neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 53053940011?

Median gross rent is $2,435/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 53053940011?

3.7% of residents in tract 53053940011 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,429.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 53053940011?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 31th, minority 50th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 53053940011 considered part of Northeast Tacoma?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053940011 fall within Northeast Tacoma (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 53053940011?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 53053940011 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.59% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 53053940011 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.41× 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.
Q8

How does tract 53053940011 compare to Tacoma overall?

Tract 53053940011 scores 3.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma

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

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