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Neighborhood · Salem, OR

Grant Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 19,194 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10 · range 6.5–6.7

Grant is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Salem with 4 census tracts and a population of 19,194 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,084/month sits 23% lower than the Salem citywide median ($1,400).

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Grant vs Salem How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.2% +48%
Salem: 32.5%
Average gross rent
$1,084 -23%
Salem: $1,400
Average HH income
$58,364 -19%
Salem: $71,900
Poverty rate
19.5% +33%
Salem: 14.7%
Renter share
57.6% +31%
Salem: 44.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grant and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 6.5–6.7

Why Grant scores 6.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
48% of income on rent · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
58% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
19.5% below poverty line · Range 3.5–6.6 across tracts
4.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–3.0 across tracts
2.0
Risk score comparison

Grant vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Grant score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Grant: 6.56.5GrantNeighborhoodParent city: 7.17.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Grant?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.2 points from 6.5 to 6.7. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Grant

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
41047000200 6.7 4,225 44% $1,231
41047000900 6.5 5,725 46% $1,027
41047000300 6.5 4,675 49% $979
41047000600 6.5 4,569 54% $1,125
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 73%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 47%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Grant

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3,652Total filings (sum)
  • 5.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 4.59%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked

About Grant

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Grant?

Grant scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Grant compare to Salem overall?

Grant scores 0.6 points lower than Salem overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,084 vs $1,400.

Q3

What is the average rent in Grant?

Median gross rent in Grant is $1,084/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Grant residents are renters?

58% of Grant households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Salem). The neighborhood has 19,194 residents.

Q5

Is Grant a high social-vulnerability area?

Grant sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Grant have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Grant is census tract 41047000200 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 6.7 — a spread of 0.2 points.

Q7

How safe is Grant for landlords?

Grant carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Salem as a whole (7.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Grant?

Grant has 19,733 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.3%), Hispanic / Latino (21.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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Other neighborhoods inside Salem

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Grant.

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