1 census tracts · pop 4,470 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.2/10
· range 8.2–8.2
McKinley Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Tacoma, WA and houses 4,470 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.2/10, in the High tier. Against a Tacoma baseline of 32.4%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 302 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,428, 15% below the Tacoma average of $1,676.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 6.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #3 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma. The closest comparables inside the same city are South End and Dome District.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.2
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
McKinley Hill vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McKinley Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
302Total filings (sum)
3.93%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak year (2005)
2.74%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
86Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About McKinley Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McKinley Hill?
McKinley Hill scores 8.2/10 (High tier) across 1 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 McKinley Hill compare to Tacoma overall?
McKinley Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,428 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in McKinley Hill?
Average gross rent in McKinley Hill is $1,428/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McKinley Hill residents are renters?
47% of McKinley Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 4,470 residents.
Q5
Is McKinley Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
McKinley Hill sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is McKinley Hill for landlords?
McKinley Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tacoma as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of McKinley Hill?
McKinley Hill has 4,523 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.1%), Hispanic / Latino (22.8%), Other / Multiracial (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
