Neighborhood · Portland, OR

Alberta Eviction Risk: Elevated

8 census tracts · pop 35,863 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10 · range 6.3–6.6

Alberta spans 8 census tracts of Portland, OR, population 35,863. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 31.4% citywide, putting Alberta 13.9% over its own city.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. At $2,121 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Portland commands.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. 17% 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.

Filings are well documented here: 2,520 across 8 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 14.6% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #46 by risk, the lower third.

Only 27% 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. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

With little internal variation, 6.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

8 tracts · population-weighted

Alberta vs Portland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

45.3% +44%

Portland: 31.4%

Average gross rent

$2,121 +28%

Portland: $1,655

Average HH income

$136,344 +54%

Portland: $88,792

Poverty rate

6.3% -51%

Portland: 12.8%

Renter share

27.3% -43%

Portland: 48.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alberta and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 6.3–6.6

Why Alberta scores 6.4

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 8.1–8.1 across tracts

8.1

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts

9.0

Rent control risk

45% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Tenant organizing strength

27% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts

9.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts

8.5

Economic stress

6.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.3 across tracts

1.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–10.0 across tracts

5.4

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Alberta?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.3 points from 6.3 to 6.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

6.6 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Alberta

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
41051003602	6.6	6,921	54%	$1,846
41051003601	6.6	4,341	44%	$1,697
41051003301	6.6	3,175	43%	$1,923
41051003603	6.4	1,735	45%	$2,224
41051003000	6.3	5,247	55%	$1,811
41051003100	6.3	5,184	46%	$2,263
41051002501	6.3	4,756	35%	$3,258
41051003200	6.3	4,504	33%	$2,052

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 25

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 30%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 16%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 41%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Alberta

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,520Total filings (sum)
4.04%Avg annual filing rate
14.6%Peak year (2012)
1.62%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

613Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.58×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).

Frequently asked

About Alberta

What is the eviction-risk score for Alberta?

Alberta scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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.

How does Alberta compare to Portland overall?

Alberta scores 1.3 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,121 vs $1,655.

What is the average rent in Alberta?

Average gross rent in Alberta is $2,121/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Alberta residents are renters?

27% of Alberta households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 35,863 residents.

Is Alberta a high social-vulnerability area?

Alberta sits in the 25th 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.

Which tracts in Alberta have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Alberta is census tract 41051003602 (score 6.6/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 6.6, a spread of 0.3 points.

How safe is Alberta for landlords?

Alberta carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portland as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Alberta?

Alberta has 34,705 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Alberta

7.6 Albina 5 tracts · pop 19,557 7.2 Mississippi 5 tracts · pop 17,431 7.3 Roseway 10 tracts · pop 38,486 7.6 Belmont 7 tracts · pop 26,369 8.2 Chinatown 8 tracts · pop 21,843 7.2 Mocks Bottom 5 tracts · pop 21,469

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Portland

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Alberta.

6.4 Grant Park 1 tracts · pop 2,961 6.5 Vermont Hills 4 tracts · pop 13,100 6.3 Bonny Slope 2 tracts · pop 8,357 6.3 Marquam Hill 2 tracts · pop 7,193 6.3 Burlingame 2 tracts · pop 5,562 6.3 Englewood 1 tracts · pop 6,324

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