7 census tracts · pop 28,111 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 5.7–7.7
Medford historic districts spans 7 census tracts of Medford, OR and houses 28,111 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, Elevated tier. Against a Medford baseline of 33.2%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 5.7 to 7.7. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
21% 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10.
The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filings are well documented here: 4,730 across 6 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 13.5% of renter households.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. Judgments average 3.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,322, close to the Medford average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $60,210.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Medford historic districts vs MedfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Medford historic districts
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,730Total filings (sum)
6.11%Avg annual filing rate
13.5%Peak year (2016)
5.13%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,657Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (South Bend, IN).
Frequently asked
About Medford historic districts
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Medford historic districts?
Medford historic districts scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Medford historic districts compare to Medford overall?
Medford historic districts scores 0.8 points higher than Medford overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,322 vs $1,376.
Q3
What is the average rent in Medford historic districts?
Average gross rent in Medford eviction risk historic districts is $1,322/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Medford historic districts residents are renters?
54% of Medford historic districts households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Medford). The neighborhood has 28,111 residents.
Q5
Is Medford historic districts a high social-vulnerability area?
Medford historic districts sits in the 74th 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 Medford historic districts have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Medford historic districts is census tract 41029000502 (score 7.7/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 7.7, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Medford historic districts for landlords?
Medford eviction risk historic districts carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Medford as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Medford historic districts?
Medford historic districts has 27,738 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Hispanic / Latino (17.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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