1 census tracts · pop 763 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10
· range 9–9
Lair Hill maps to a single census tract in Portland, OR, population 763. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9/10, in the High tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Portland rate of 31.4%.
This is a renter market: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,358, 18% below the Portland average of $1,655.
Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #6 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Riverview and Portsmouth score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $84,766, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lair Hill vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lair Hill?
Lair Hill scores 9/10 (High 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 Lair Hill compare to Portland overall?
Lair Hill scores 1.3 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,358 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lair Hill?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
How safe is Lair Hill for landlords?
Lair Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lair Hill?
Lair Hill has 610 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.4%), Other / Multiracial (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
