1 census tracts · pop 4,259 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.5–7.5
Orchard Glen maps to a single census tract in Tacoma, WA, population 4,259. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Tacoma baseline of 32.4%, roughly one in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 168 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,497, 11% below the Tacoma average of $1,676.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.9% in 2015 against a 4.5% peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Tacoma, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third.
Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $82,444.
One tract means one number: 7.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Orchard Glen vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Orchard Glen
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
168Total filings (sum)
3.15%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2005)
3.90%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
63Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Orchard Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Orchard Glen?
Orchard Glen scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 Orchard Glen compare to Tacoma overall?
Orchard Glen scores 0.5 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,497 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Orchard Glen?
Average gross rent in Orchard Glen is $1,497/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Orchard Glen residents are renters?
26% of Orchard Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 4,259 residents.
Q5
Is Orchard Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Orchard Glen sits in the 73rd 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
How safe is Orchard Glen for landlords?
Orchard Glen carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). 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 Orchard Glen?
Orchard Glen has 4,242 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.7%), Other / Multiracial (14.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
