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Area Guide

Eastside Tacoma, WA

Tacoma’s centrally located neighborhood on the rise

Up-and-Coming Affordable Great Location

Eastside is one of the city’s most affordable neighborhoods on the rise. This up-and-coming neighborhood has something for every taste and lifestyle with affordable to mid-range single-family houses, townhomes, and apartments available for rent. Many of the hillside rentals have great views of the city and of Mount Rainier as well. Renters enjoy Eastside’s convenient location that allows for easy access to all points in the city. Commuters can hop onto Interstate 5, Interstate 705, or Highway 7 to go to work in Downtown Tacoma or Seattle. Meandering Swan Creek Park and McKinley Park provide outdoor enthusiasts with numerous walking trails for recreation and exercise. Residents can pick fresh blueberries at Charlotte’s Blueberry Park just south of the neighborhood. Eastside Tacoma has numerous bars and restaurants that attract people from all over the city but residents also enjoy going into Downtown Tacoma for more dining and entertainment options, which is only five miles away.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Eastside is $1,206 for a studio, $1,223 for one bedroom, $1,367 for two bedrooms, and $1,722 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Eastside has increased by 3.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 318 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,206/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 472 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,223/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 839 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,367/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 934 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,722/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Eastside

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

40 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

70 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

20 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Reviews of Eastside - Tacoma, WA

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3.3 58 Reviews

Current Resident

8 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

There is always something going on here and its a good place. You have to be vigilant of your surroundings but in-general it's a nice place to live in.

Current Resident

8 years and 9 months agoNiche Review

The kids are not supervised by the parents which may explain they are playing ringing doorbells at night between 10pm-2am. Security does minimal unless you call the police. New neighbors will dictate how the culture the neighbor will run.

Niche User

9 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

I am very scared sometimes to go to my car at night and even in the daytime. there has been numerous of murders and gang violence in my area. One night while my daughter and I were cooking in the kitchen, a stray bullet went through my backdoor window. The only thing that saved our lives was the thickness of the window pane. I wanted to move immediately but could not because I am on public housing and the housing people were not concerned for my families safety. The police were not concerned either.

Niche User

10 years and 2 months agoNiche Review

I wish the street lights weren't always so dim at night, it makes me feel intimidated.

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.