1 census tracts · pop 3,159 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 7–7
Salmon Beach maps to a single census tract in Tacoma, WA, population 3,159. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Tacoma baseline of 32.4%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
20% 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. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 25 eviction filings. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 1.0% of renter households.
At $1,816 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Tacoma commands. The most recent observed rate, 0.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #17 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma. For a like-for-like read, Fort Nisqually and Tahoma Narrows score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $95,474. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Salmon Beach vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Salmon Beach
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
25Total filings (sum)
0.63%Avg annual filing rate
1.0%Peak year (2008)
0.34%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
9Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Salmon Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Salmon Beach?
Salmon Beach scores 7/10 (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 Salmon Beach compare to Tacoma overall?
Salmon Beach scores 0.0 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,816 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Salmon Beach?
Average gross rent in Salmon Beach is $1,816/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Salmon Beach residents are renters?
32% of Salmon Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 3,159 residents.
Q5
Is Salmon Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Salmon Beach sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Salmon Beach for landlords?
Salmon Beach carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Salmon Beach?
Salmon Beach has 3,181 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.1%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
