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Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Scappoose Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 41009970900 · Columbia County, OR · pop 4,889 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Scappoose

41009970900 is a census tract in Scappoose, OR. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,889. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Columbia County average of 50.4%.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 11% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,017
Renter share16.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$91,452

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Scappoose
Very High
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 11 tracts In Columbia County
Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#880 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Very Low
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Scappoose and the region

Centroid at 45.7808, -122.8086 · click any tract to drill in

Why Scappoose scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Scappoose
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,244 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scappoose
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scappoose
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scappoose
5.6

How Scappoose compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Scappoose risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 9709004.6Scappooseparent city4.9Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 31Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak (2014)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 91Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.94×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Scappoose

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,244, 29% below the Scappoose average. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, state political climate reads 7.2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 31 filings here across 2 tracked years.

Against the Columbia County average of 4.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points. Filings peaked in 2014 at 3.0% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.6/10.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $91,452, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 41009970900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41009970900?

Census tract 41009970900 in Scappoose scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 41009970900?

Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41009970900?

6.7% of residents in tract 41009970900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,889.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41009970900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 21th, minority 19th, housing 45th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41009970900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 31 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 41009970900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.74% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41009970900 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.94× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41009970900 compare to Scappoose overall?

Tract 41009970900 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Scappoose at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scappoose; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Scappoose

Top eight tracts in Scappoose ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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