2 census tracts · pop 12,604 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.1–7.6
Northeast Tacoma is a 2-tract neighborhood of Federal Way, WA, population 12,604. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Federal Way baseline of 34.2%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.
Filings are well documented here: 392 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 4.4% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,999, 11% above the Federal Way average of $1,797. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.9% in 2013 against a 4.4% peak.
That places it #8 of 13 neighborhoods in Federal Way. For a like-for-like read, Greencrest Village and Colonial Forest score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 7.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northeast Tacoma vs Federal WayHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northeast Tacoma
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
392Total filings (sum)
2.44%Avg annual filing rate
4.4%Peak year (2011)
2.74%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Northeast Tacoma
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northeast Tacoma?
Northeast Tacoma scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Northeast Tacoma compare to Federal Way overall?
Northeast Tacoma scores 0.8 points higher than Federal Way overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,999 vs $1,797.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northeast Tacoma?
Average gross rent in Northeast Tacoma eviction risk is $1,999/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northeast Tacoma residents are renters?
41% of Northeast Tacoma households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Federal Way). The neighborhood has 12,604 residents.
Q5
Is Northeast Tacoma a high social-vulnerability area?
Northeast Tacoma sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Northeast Tacoma have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northeast Tacoma is census tract 53033030310 (score 7.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.6, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Northeast Tacoma for landlords?
Northeast Tacoma eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Federal Way as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northeast Tacoma?
Northeast Tacoma has 12,367 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37%), Other / Multiracial (20.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
