How bad is your street? Search our database and find out how Tacoma has graded it

In Tacoma and elsewhere, there’s a scoring system that puts a number on a street’s condition. The Pavement Condition Index, on a scale 0 to 100, is a management tool offering a visual rating of paving quality but unrelated to a street’s safety, according to Tacoma Public Works director Ramiro Chavez.

Streets with a PCI rating of 70 or higher are considered to be in “good” condition, 41 to 69 is “fair,” and anything less than 40 is “poor.” The city’s target is 70 for its 2,000-plus lane miles of streets. Chavez said that while most people might not notice a difference between good- and fair-condition roads, streets in poor shape are more easily spotted.

Search below to see the 2023 city data that provides PCI ratings for streets by block.

SEARCH TIPS: Search by street name and/or block number. Sort by clicking on header row. Email questions.

Definitions for key abbreviations in the database: ACP=asphalt; BRK=brick or stone; GVL=gravel; PCC=concrete; PART=principal arterial; MnART=minor arterial; COL=collector; NCART=nonclassified arterial; RES=residential