1 census tracts · pop 8,142 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
The Verandas maps to a single census tract in Tacoma, WA, population 8,142. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, in the High tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Tacoma rate of 32.4%.
81% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 24%. 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 1,122 eviction filings.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 5.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.2% in 2015 against a 5.4% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,543, 8% below the Tacoma average of $1,676. That places it #1 of 23 neighborhoods in Tacoma.
One tract means one number: 8.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Verandas vs TacomaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Verandas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,122Total filings (sum)
4.46%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2007)
5.16%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
334Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
7.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (St Louis, MO).
Frequently asked
About The Verandas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Verandas?
The Verandas scores 8.4/10 (High 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 The Verandas compare to Tacoma overall?
The Verandas scores 1.4 points higher than Tacoma overall (7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,543 vs $1,676.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Verandas?
Average gross rent in The Verandas is $1,543/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Verandas residents are renters?
81% of The Verandas households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Tacoma). The neighborhood has 8,142 residents.
Q5
Is The Verandas a high social-vulnerability area?
The Verandas sits in the 88th 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
How safe is The Verandas for landlords?
The Verandas carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Verandas?
The Verandas has 7,427 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
