Its nearly 17,000 residents — roughly one in 12 Tacomans — are severed from the rest of the city by the shipyards, container cranes and grit of the Port of Tacoma.
Many homes in the area have views, partially owing to the hilly terrain.
Indian Hill is, at 530 feet above sea level, the highest point in incorporated Tacoma.
Farther north, Browns Point and its historic lighthouse, and Dash Point and its park and pier, are both distinct places with distinct characters, indistinctly identified as unincorporated Pierce County.
Both areas have much higher housing prices than the Tacoma average, lower poverty, and are more ethnically homogeneous.