5 census tracts · pop 24,311 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.8–8.2
Pacific Avenue spans 5 census tracts of Tacoma, WA, population 24,311. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 32.4% citywide, putting Pacific Avenue 18.4% over its own city.
27% 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. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 6.8 to 8.2. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 453 across 3 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 4.6% of renter households. At $1,856 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Tacoma commands.
The most recent observed rate, 2.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #11 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma.
Only 18% 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. For a like-for-like read, Lower Portland and Larchmont score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Pacific Avenue vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pacific Avenue
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
453Total filings (sum)
2.60%Avg annual filing rate
4.6%Peak year (2013)
2.52%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
247Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.89×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Pacific Avenue
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pacific Avenue?
Pacific Avenue scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Pacific Avenue compare to Tacoma overall?
Pacific Avenue scores 0.7 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,856 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pacific Avenue?
Average gross rent in Pacific Avenue is $1,856/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pacific Avenue residents are renters?
18% of Pacific Avenue households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 24,311 residents.
Q5
Is Pacific Avenue a high social-vulnerability area?
Pacific Avenue sits in the 63rd 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 Pacific Avenue have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pacific Avenue is census tract 53053063200 (score 8.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 8.2, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Pacific Avenue for landlords?
Pacific Avenue carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pacific Avenue?
Pacific Avenue has 23,694 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.7%), Other / Multiracial (15.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
