5 census tracts · pop 17,431 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 6.4–8.6
Mississippi is a 5-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR, population 17,431. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.4 to 8.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Cost burden runs 40% against 31.4% citywide, putting Mississippi 8.5% over its own city.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Filings are well documented here: 2,001 across 5 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 11.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #35 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mountain Park and Colonial Heights. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Mississippi vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mississippi
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,001Total filings (sum)
4.88%Avg annual filing rate
11.8%Peak year (2004)
1.28%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,038Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
4.11×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Mississippi
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mississippi?
Mississippi scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Mississippi compare to Portland overall?
Mississippi scores 0.5 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,690 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mississippi?
Average gross rent in Mississippi eviction laws is $1,690/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mississippi residents are renters?
48% of Mississippi households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 17,431 residents.
Q5
Is Mississippi a high social-vulnerability area?
Mississippi sits in the 39th 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 Mississippi have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mississippi is census tract 41051003401 (score 8.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 8.6, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Mississippi for landlords?
Mississippi eviction laws carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mississippi?
Mississippi has 17,263 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
