7 census tracts · pop 26,369 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 6.3–8.4
Belmont is a 7-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR and houses 26,369 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 6.3 to 8.4. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. 21% 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Court records carry 951 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $1,547 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Portland commands. Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #26 by risk, the middle third.
Against average income of $101,663, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Belmont vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Belmont
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
951Total filings (sum)
1.49%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2010)
1.15%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,076Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.68×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Belmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belmont?
Belmont scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Belmont compare to Portland overall?
Belmont scores 0.2 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,547 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belmont?
Average gross rent in Belmont is $1,547/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belmont residents are renters?
61% of Belmont households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 26,369 residents.
Q5
Is Belmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Belmont sits in the 33rd 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 Belmont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belmont is census tract 41051002001 (score 8.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 8.4, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Belmont for landlords?
Belmont carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belmont?
Belmont has 25,543 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
