1 census tracts · pop 4,194 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Thurston maps to a single census tract in Springfield, OR and houses 4,194 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 30.1% citywide, putting Thurston 27.1% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. 24% 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. The filing record is not thin: 351 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 7.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Springfield. Average gross rent runs $1,291, close to the Springfield average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $54,955.
42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Thurston vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Thurston
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
351Total filings (sum)
3.94%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak year (2001)
1.84%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
59Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene, OR).
Frequently asked
About Thurston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thurston?
Thurston scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Thurston compare to Springfield overall?
Thurston scores 0.4 points higher than Springfield overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,291 vs $1,258.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thurston?
Average gross rent in Thurston is $1,291/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thurston residents are renters?
42% of Thurston households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 4,194 residents.
Q5
Is Thurston a high social-vulnerability area?
Thurston sits in the 65th 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
How safe is Thurston for landlords?
Thurston carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Springfield as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Thurston?
Thurston has 4,246 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.9%), Other / Multiracial (9.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
