1 census tracts · pop 9,132 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Damascus Heights maps to a single census tract in Damascus, OR, population 9,132. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Damascus baseline of 29.2%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 38.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 8.8/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 86 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 22.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2013, is well off that peak. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,756, close to the Damascus average.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Damascus Heights vs DamascusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Damascus Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
86Total filings (sum)
11.77%Avg annual filing rate
22.9%Peak year (2009)
4.82%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Damascus Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Damascus Heights?
Damascus Heights scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 Damascus Heights compare to Damascus overall?
Damascus Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Damascus overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,756 vs $2,654.
Q3
What is the average rent in Damascus Heights?
Average gross rent in Damascus eviction risk Heights is $2,756/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Damascus Heights residents are renters?
8% of Damascus Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Damascus). The neighborhood has 9,132 residents.
Q5
Is Damascus Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Damascus Heights sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Damascus Heights for landlords?
Damascus eviction risk Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Damascus as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Damascus Heights?
Damascus Heights has 9,233 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
