3 census tracts · pop 15,445 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.2–7.2
River Road takes in 3 census tracts of Eugene, OR, population 15,445. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Eugene baseline of 35.1%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
30% 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. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.6/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 6.2 to 7.2. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 1,804 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 11.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Eugene, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Danebo and Woodfield Microhood score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,393, close to the Eugene average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $70,041. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
River Road vs EugeneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in River Road
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,804Total filings (sum)
5.43%Avg annual filing rate
11.2%Peak year (2012)
4.28%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
654Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
4.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene, OR).
Frequently asked
About River Road
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for River Road?
River Road scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 River Road compare to Eugene overall?
River Road scores 0.3 points lower than Eugene overall (7/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,393 vs $1,402.
Q3
What is the average rent in River Road?
Average gross rent in River Road is $1,393/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of River Road residents are renters?
45% of River Road households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Eugene). The neighborhood has 15,445 residents.
Q5
Is River Road a high social-vulnerability area?
River Road sits in the 69th 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 River Road have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in River Road is census tract 41039002700 (score 7.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 7.2, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is River Road for landlords?
River Road carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Eugene as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of River Road?
River Road has 15,798 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73%), Hispanic / Latino (18.1%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
