2 census tracts · pop 10,826 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.8
Southwest spans 2 census tracts of Gresham, OR, population 10,826. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Against a Gresham baseline of 34.4%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $2,123 a month, rents sit 34% over what the rest of Gresham commands. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 486 across 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 16.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #10 of 9 neighborhoods in Gresham. Only 17% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Northwest and Holly Brook score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Southwest vs GreshamHow 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 & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southwest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
486Total filings (sum)
6.48%Avg annual filing rate
16.5%Peak year (2008)
2.17%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
258Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
2.30×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Southwest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwest?
Southwest scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Southwest compare to Gresham overall?
Southwest scores 1.2 points lower than Gresham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,123 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwest?
Average gross rent in Southwest is $2,123/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwest residents are renters?
17% of Southwest households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Gresham). The neighborhood has 10,826 residents.
Q5
Is Southwest a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwest sits in the 28th 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 Southwest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Southwest is census tract 41051009905 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Southwest for landlords?
Southwest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gresham as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwest?
Southwest has 11,509 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
