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Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Cottage Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 41039001302 · Lane County, OR · pop 5,289 · 59% of tract blocks fall in Cottage Grove

41039001302 is a census tract in Cottage Grove, OR. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,289 residents. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 19% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,078
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$65,962

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Cottage Grove
Elevated
Within county
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#53 of 92 tracts In Lane County
Moderate
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#535 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Moderate
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,163 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cottage Grove and the region

Centroid at 43.7408, -123.0186 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cottage Grove scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cottage Grove
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,240 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cottage Grove
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cottage Grove
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cottage Grove
6.0

How Cottage Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cottage Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.0This tracttract 0013026.1Cottage Groveparent city6.2Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 427Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 5.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.5%Peak (2007)
  • 22Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41039001302
Filings dropped 24% over the past 16 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 98Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.89×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 Eugene, OR 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 Cottage Grove

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.2/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 427 filings here across 16 tracked years. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2007, when 10.5% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 5.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

It tracks the Lane County average of 6.2 closely. Average gross rent is $1,240, close to the Cottage Grove average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $65,962.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 41039001302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41039001302?

Census tract 41039001302 in Cottage Grove scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 41039001302?

Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41039001302?

11.7% of residents in tract 41039001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,289.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41039001302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 63th, minority 36th, housing 91th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41039001302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 427 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41039001302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.44% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41039001302 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene eviction risk, OR), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41039001302 compare to Cottage Grove overall?

Tract 41039001302 scores 6/10, right in line with the parent city of Cottage Grove at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cottage Grove eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cottage Grove

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

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