4 census tracts · pop 12,191 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 7.7–9.1
Nob Hill takes in 4 census tracts of Portland, OR, population 12,191. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.3/10, in the High tier. Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. 28% 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.
This is a renter market: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.7 to 9.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Filings are well documented here: 1,082 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 3.2% of renter households.
At $1,516 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Portland commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #11 by risk, the upper third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.3
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Nob Hill vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Nob Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,082Total filings (sum)
1.94%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2005)
1.10%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,177Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.03×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Nob Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Nob Hill?
Nob Hill scores 8.3/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Nob Hill compare to Portland overall?
Nob Hill scores 0.6 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,516 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Nob Hill?
Average gross rent in Nob Hill is $1,516/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Nob Hill residents are renters?
82% of Nob Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 12,191 residents.
Q5
Is Nob Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Nob Hill sits in the 34th 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 Nob Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Nob Hill is census tract 41051004902 (score 9.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 9.1, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Nob Hill for landlords?
Nob Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Nob Hill?
Nob Hill has 11,859 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.9%), Other / Multiracial (9.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
