2 census tracts · pop 8,811 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 7–7.3
Waverly Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Milwaukie, OR, population 8,811. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Milwaukie baseline of 34.6%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. 22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Court records carry 351 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 4.8% of renter households. At $1,416 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Milwaukie commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2013, is well off that peak.
That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Milwaukie. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $79,387.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Waverly Heights vs MilwaukieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waverly Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
351Total filings (sum)
2.74%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2008)
1.44%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Waverly Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waverly Heights?
Waverly Heights scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Waverly Heights compare to Milwaukie overall?
Waverly Heights scores 0.6 points higher than Milwaukie overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,416 vs $1,598.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waverly Heights?
Average gross rent in Waverly Heights is $1,416/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waverly Heights residents are renters?
51% of Waverly Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Milwaukie). The neighborhood has 8,811 residents.
Q5
Is Waverly Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Waverly Heights sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Waverly Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Waverly Heights is census tract 41005020800 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 7.3, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Waverly Heights for landlords?
Waverly Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Milwaukie as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Waverly Heights?
Waverly Heights has 8,800 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.1%), Hispanic / Latino (11.6%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
