3 census tracts · pop 11,257 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6–8.2
Tahoma Narrows spans 3 census tracts of Tacoma, WA, population 11,257. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Tacoma baseline of 32.4%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% 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 3 constituent tracts range from 6 to 8.2. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 87 eviction filings. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 1.8% of renter households.
At $1,486 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Tacoma commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #18 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fort Nisqually and Salmon Beach. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 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
6.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Tahoma Narrows vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tahoma Narrows
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
87Total filings (sum)
1.28%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2004)
1.00%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
292Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.18×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About Tahoma Narrows
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tahoma Narrows?
Tahoma Narrows scores 6.9/10 (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 Tahoma Narrows compare to Tacoma overall?
Tahoma Narrows scores 0.1 points lower than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,486 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tahoma Narrows?
Average gross rent in Tahoma Narrows is $1,486/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tahoma Narrows residents are renters?
41% of Tahoma Narrows households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 11,257 residents.
Q5
Is Tahoma Narrows a high social-vulnerability area?
Tahoma Narrows sits in the 54th 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 Tahoma Narrows have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Tahoma Narrows is census tract 53053060907 (score 8.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 8.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Tahoma Narrows for landlords?
Tahoma Narrows carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Tahoma Narrows?
Tahoma Narrows has 11,147 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
