Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally
Tahoma Narrows Eviction Risk: High , Tacoma
Tract 53053060907 · Pierce County, WA · pop 3,841 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 8.2/10, tract 53053060907 in the Tahoma Narrows area of Tacoma, WA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,841. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,901
Renter share57.6%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$66,203
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tacoma and the region
Centroid at 47.2622, -122.5259 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tahoma Narrows scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tacoma
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Washington legislature & governorship
6.0
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,602 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tacoma
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tacoma
7.5
How Tahoma Narrows compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 223Total filings 2020-21
- 2.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked St Louis, MO as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Tahoma Narrows. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tahoma Narrows
Against the Pierce County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.5 points. Against Pierce County at 47.5%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 7.8/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 7.5/10.
That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the WA average is 5.9, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,602, close to the Tacoma average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $66,203. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 53053060907
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 53053060907?
Census tract 53053060907 in the Tahoma Narrows neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 53053060907?
Median gross rent is $1,602/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 53053060907?
12.5% of residents in tract 53053060907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,841.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 53053060907?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 63th, minority 38th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 53053060907 considered part of Tahoma Narrows?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 53053060907 fall within Tahoma Narrows (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 53053060907 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.91× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 53053060907 compare to Tacoma overall?
Tract 53053060907 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Tacoma at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tacoma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Tacoma
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
/ 10 · High
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8.4
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