2 census tracts · pop 9,276 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.1–5.5
Southwest Bend spans 2 census tracts of Bend, OR, population 9,276. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The voucher gap is 60.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Average gross rent is $2,666, 42% above the Bend average of $1,883. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.4/10.
Cost burden runs 20% against 29.3% citywide, putting Southwest Bend 9.3% under its own city. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Bend, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Summit West and Century West. Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $111,643.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 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
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southwest Bend vs BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southwest Bend
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
23Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg 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 Southwest Bend
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwest Bend?
Southwest Bend scores 5.4/10 (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 Southwest Bend compare to Bend overall?
Southwest Bend scores 0.7 points lower than Bend overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,666 vs $1,883.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwest Bend?
Average gross rent in Southwest Bend eviction risk is $2,666/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwest Bend residents are renters?
20% of Southwest Bend households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Bend). The neighborhood has 9,276 residents.
Q5
Is Southwest Bend a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwest Bend sits in the 14th 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 Southwest Bend have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southwest Bend is census tract 41017002103 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.5, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Southwest Bend for landlords?
Southwest Bend eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwest Bend?
Southwest Bend has 9,936 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.9%), Hispanic / Latino (1.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
