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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 August 2026, the average apartment rent in Eastside is $1,209 for a studio, $1,214 for one bedroom, $1,363 for two bedrooms, and $1,724 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Eastside has increased by 2.1% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 318 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,209/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 466 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,214/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 836 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,363/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 934 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,724/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 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 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

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

50 / 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 5 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.

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10 years agoNiche Review

I like how quiet it is. The neighbors do not go out much but when you talk to them they are friendly.

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10 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

There is no sense of community in this area. Most people keep to themselves and are not concerned about their neighbor. There are not many community events and pets are welcomed but not taken care of. I truly do not like this area but have no other choice but to live here until I finish my education and find a good job that will get me and my family up out of here.

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10 years and 4 months agoNiche Review

There are a lot of grocery stores where I live so it is very easy to buy what we need to sustain ourselves. Though, there aren't a lot of hardware stores around, so we have to go to another part of the city to find what we need. I think the retail stores are great and there's many restaurant in the area, especially fast-food restaurants, so it's easy to buy to food since they are everywhere.

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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.