2 census tracts · pop 12,027 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.7–5
Houlton Business District spans 2 census tracts of St. Helens, OR, population 12,027. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 31.9% citywide, putting Houlton Business District 14.3% over its own city.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records carry 129 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.1/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 6.0% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,280, 9% below the St. Helens average of $1,413. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Houlton Business District vs St. HelensHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Houlton Business District
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
129Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak year (2014)
2.69%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
371Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Houlton Business District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Houlton Business District?
Houlton Business District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Houlton Business District compare to St. Helens overall?
Houlton Business District scores 0.2 points higher than St. Helens overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,280 vs $1,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Houlton Business District?
Average gross rent in Houlton Business District is $1,280/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Houlton Business District residents are renters?
41% of Houlton Business District households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in St. Helens). The neighborhood has 12,027 residents.
Q5
Is Houlton Business District a high social-vulnerability area?
Houlton Business District sits in the 60th 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 Houlton Business District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Houlton Business District is census tract 41009970700 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Houlton Business District for landlords?
Houlton Business District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 St. Helens as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Houlton Business District?
Houlton Business District has 11,873 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
