1 census tracts · pop 3,641 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Kings Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR, population 3,641. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 66 eviction filings.
At $1,404 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Portland commands. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 1.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.9% in 2016 against a 1.8% peak. Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #47 by risk, the lower third.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Bonny Slope and Marquam Hill score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $173,571, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kings Heights vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kings Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
66Total filings (sum)
1.11%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak year (2001)
1.86%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
53Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
8.83×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Kings Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kings Heights?
Kings Heights scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Kings Heights compare to Portland overall?
Kings Heights scores 1.4 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,404 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kings Heights?
Average gross rent in Kings Heights is $1,404/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kings Heights residents are renters?
21% of Kings Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 3,641 residents.
Q5
Is Kings Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Kings Heights sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Kings Heights for landlords?
Kings Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kings Heights?
Kings Heights has 3,578 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
