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Neighborhood · Bend, OR

Old Bend Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 3,721 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 5.7–5.9

Old Bend spans 2 census tracts of Bend, OR and houses 3,721 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a Bend baseline of 29.3%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.2/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Bend, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Summit West and Southwest Bend.

The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,789, close to the Bend average.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $102,186. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 5.8/10 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
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Old Bend vs Bend How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
54.5% +86%
Bend: 29.3%
Average gross rent
$1,789 -5%
Bend: $1,883
Average HH income
$102,186 +15%
Bend: $88,792
Poverty rate
8.6% -9%
Bend: 9.5%
Renter share
46.4% +21%
Bend: 38.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Bend and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.7–5.9

Why Old Bend scores 5.8

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 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
55% of income on rent · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
8.6% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.3 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–8.5 across tracts
5.7
Risk score comparison

Old Bend vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Old Bend score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.8Old BendNeighborhood6.1Parent cityhost city6.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Old Bend

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
41017001502 5.9 2,411 51% $1,539
41017001402 5.7 1,310 61% $2,250
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 17

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 34%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 5%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Old Bend

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 233Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.9Avg monthly observed
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System ().

Frequently asked

About Old Bend

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Old Bend?

Old Bend scores 5.8/10 (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 Old Bend compare to Bend overall?

Old Bend scores 0.3 points lower than Bend overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,789 vs $1,883.
Q3

What is the average rent in Old Bend?

Average gross rent in Old Bend eviction risk is $1,789/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Old Bend residents are renters?

46% of Old Bend households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Bend). The neighborhood has 3,721 residents.
Q5

Is Old Bend a high social-vulnerability area?

Old Bend sits in the 17th 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 Old Bend have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Bend is census tract 41017001502 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Old Bend for landlords?

Old Bend eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Bend as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Old Bend?

Old Bend has 4,115 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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