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Neighborhood · Oak Grove, OR

Lake Road Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 5,139 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10 · range 6.9–6.9

Lake Road is a one-tract suburb of Oak Grove, OR and houses 5,139 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Oak Grove rate of 33.1%.

The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 130 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.

The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 4.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2013 against a 4.1% peak. At $1,624 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Oak Grove commands.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $83,900. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 6.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Road vs Oak Grove How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
54.7% +65%
Oak Grove: 33.1%
Average gross rent
$1,624 -7%
Oak Grove: $1,744
Average HH income
$83,900 +3%
Oak Grove: $81,611
Poverty rate
10.0% +16%
Oak Grove: 8.6%
Renter share
28.7% -19%
Oak Grove: 35.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lake Road and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.9–6.9

Why Lake Road scores 6.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Rent control risk
55% of income on rent · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Tenant organizing strength
29% renter households · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Economic stress
10.0% below poverty line · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Lake Road vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lake Road score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.9Lake RoadNeighborhood6.2Parent cityhost city6.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lake Road

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
41005021400 6.9 5,139 55% $1,624
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 68

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 47%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lake Road

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 130Total filings (sum)
  • 3.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak year (2008)
  • 2.74%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked

About Lake Road

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Road?

Lake Road scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 Lake Road compare to Oak Grove overall?

Lake Road scores 0.7 points higher than Oak Grove overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,624 vs $1,744.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lake Road?

Average gross rent in Lake Road is $1,624/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lake Road residents are renters?

29% of Lake Road households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Oak Grove). The neighborhood has 5,139 residents.
Q5

Is Lake Road a high social-vulnerability area?

Lake Road sits in the 68th 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

How safe is Lake Road for landlords?

Lake Road carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 Oak Grove as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Lake Road?

Lake Road has 5,072 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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