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Eviction Risk in Lair Hill , Portland

1 census tracts · pop 763 · pop-weighted composite 7.6/10 · range 7.6–7.6

Lair Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Portland with 1 census tract and a population of 763 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 6% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,358/month sits 18% lower than the Portland citywide median ($1,655).

Eviction Risk
7.6
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
52%
6% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,358
Median household income
$84,766
29.7% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Lair Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Lair Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Lair Hill: 7.67.6Lair HillNeighborhoodParent city: 8.28.2Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · OR
Portsmouth
7.6
/ 10 · High
1 tracts · pop. 7.9K
Peer · OR
Riverview
7.6
/ 10 · High
1 tracts · pop. 1.4K
Peer · OR
Wilkes
7.5
/ 10 · High
1 tracts · pop. 4.9K
Peer · OR
University District
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 14.5K
Comparison

Lair Hill vs Portland

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.6 -7%
Portland: 8.2
Rent burden
52.2% +66%
Portland: 31.4%
Median gross rent
$1,358 -18%
Portland: $1,655
Median HH income
$84,766 -5%
Portland: $88,792
Poverty rate
29.7% +133%
Portland: 12.8%
Renter share
85.3% +78%
Portland: 48.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Lair Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 610 residents across all tracts in Lair Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4.8% White (non-Hispanic): 61.5% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 24.4% Other / Multiracial: 7.2%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 61.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 24.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 7.2%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lair Hill

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
41051005701 7.6 763 52% $1,358
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 18

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lair Hill

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 80Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.0Avg monthly observed
  • 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.74×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Lair Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Lair Hill?

Lair Hill scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Lair Hill compare to Portland overall?

Lair Hill scores 0.6 points lower than Portland overall (8.2/10). Rent burden: 52% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,358 vs $1,655.

What is the median rent in Lair Hill?

Median gross rent in Lair Hill is $1,358/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Lair Hill residents are renters?

85% of Lair Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 763 residents.

Is Lair Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Lair Hill sits in the 18th 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.

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