5 census tracts · pop 18,292 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.2–7.4
South Salem is a 5-tract suburb of Salem, OR, population 18,292. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Salem rate of 32.5%.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.2 to 7.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,317 across 5 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 18.3% of renter households. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.
At $1,240 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Salem commands. The most recent observed rate, 2.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Salem, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 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
6.2
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
South Salem vs SalemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Salem
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,317Total filings (sum)
4.04%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2006)
3.00%Latest filed (2016)
Frequently asked
About South Salem
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Salem?
South Salem scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 South Salem compare to Salem overall?
South Salem scores 0.2 points lower than Salem overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,240 vs $1,400.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Salem?
Average gross rent in South Salem eviction risk is $1,240/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Salem residents are renters?
46% of South Salem households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Salem). The neighborhood has 18,292 residents.
Q5
Is South Salem a high social-vulnerability area?
South Salem sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 South Salem have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Salem is census tract 41047001200 (score 7.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.4, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is South Salem for landlords?
South Salem eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 (6.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Salem?
South Salem has 18,322 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
