4 census tracts · pop 16,521 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.6–5.6
Hidden Creek is a 4-tract neighborhood of West Linn, OR and houses 16,521 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a West Linn baseline of 32.9%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
36% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.6 to 5.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Average gross rent is $1,748, 17% below the West Linn average of $2,116. The filing record is not thin: 125 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 11.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2013, is well off that peak. At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Hidden Creek vs West LinnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hidden Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
125Total filings (sum)
6.98%Avg annual filing rate
11.1%Peak year (2008)
1.69%Latest filed (2013)
Frequently asked
About Hidden Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hidden Creek?
Hidden Creek scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Hidden Creek compare to West Linn overall?
Hidden Creek scores 0.9 points lower than West Linn overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,748 vs $2,116.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hidden Creek?
Average gross rent in Hidden Creek is $1,748/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hidden Creek residents are renters?
18% of Hidden Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in West Linn). The neighborhood has 16,521 residents.
Q5
Is Hidden Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Hidden Creek sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Hidden Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hidden Creek is census tract 41005020601 (score 5.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.6, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Hidden Creek for landlords?
Hidden Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Linn as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hidden Creek?
Hidden Creek has 16,689 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
