Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,782 of 84,120 nationally
Larchmont Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tacoma
Tract 53053063402 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,979 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 53053063402 belongs to the Larchmont neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington. It is home to 3,979 residents and scores 6.7/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,736 a month against an average household income of $63,880 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,337
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate27.8%
Median income$63,880
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.1755, -122.4315 · click any tract to drill in
Why Larchmont scores 7
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
27.8% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,736 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Larchmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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
- 50%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
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)
- 114Total filings 2020-21
- 1.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.22×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Larchmont. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Larchmont
The score leans hardest on 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 53053063402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053063402?
Census tract 53053063402 in the Larchmont neighborhood scores 7/10 (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 53053063402?
Median gross rent is $1,736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053063402?
27.8% of residents in tract 53053063402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,979.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053063402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 50th, minority 73th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 53053063402 considered part of Larchmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053063402 fall within Larchmont (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053063402 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.22× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053063402 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053063402 scores 7/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 53053063402 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.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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