6 census tracts · pop 25,235 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.2/10
· range 7.2–9.1
Gateway is a 6-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR, population 25,235. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.2/10, in the High tier. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
30% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.2 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Court records carry 3,828 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,419, 14% below the Portland average of $1,655. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 17.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #13 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. For a like-for-like read, Whitwood Court and Gilbert score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $68,327.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.2
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
Gateway vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gateway
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,828Total filings (sum)
5.87%Avg annual filing rate
17.8%Peak year (2014)
4.18%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,880Total filings 2020-21
5.9Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.51×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Gateway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gateway?
Gateway scores 8.2/10 (High tier) across 6 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 Gateway compare to Portland overall?
Gateway scores 0.5 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,419 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gateway?
Average gross rent in Gateway is $1,419/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gateway residents are renters?
46% of Gateway households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 25,235 residents.
Q5
Is Gateway a high social-vulnerability area?
Gateway sits in the 85th 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 Gateway have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gateway is census tract 41051008100 (score 9.1/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 9.1, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Gateway for landlords?
Gateway carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.2/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gateway?
Gateway has 25,264 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56%), Hispanic / Latino (12.7%), Other / Multiracial (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
