3 census tracts · pop 13,905 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.3–8.4
Salishan spans 3 census tracts of Tacoma, WA and houses 13,905 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 32.4% citywide, putting Salishan 27.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 7.3 to 8.4. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 352 across 2 observed tracts. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,486, 11% below the Tacoma average of $1,676.
The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Tacoma, it ranks #6 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Oakland Madrona and McCarver Neighborhood score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Salishan vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Salishan
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
352Total filings (sum)
3.24%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2012)
2.25%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
205Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.04×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Salishan
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Salishan?
Salishan scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Salishan compare to Tacoma overall?
Salishan scores 0.8 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,486 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Salishan?
Average gross rent in Salishan is $1,486/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Salishan residents are renters?
38% of Salishan households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 13,905 residents.
Q5
Is Salishan a high social-vulnerability area?
Salishan sits in the 78th 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
Which tracts in Salishan have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Salishan is census tract 53053940006 (score 8.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 8.4, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Salishan for landlords?
Salishan carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Salishan?
Salishan has 13,987 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
