1 census tracts · pop 4,309 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
Piedmont is a one-tract suburb of Portland, OR and houses 4,309 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.4/10, placing it in the High tier. 50% 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.
Cost burden runs 81% against 31.4% citywide, putting Piedmont 49.3% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 410 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The worst year on record was 2000, when filings touched 8.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #10 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. The closest comparables inside the same city are Nob Hill and Whitwood Court. Average gross rent runs $1,596, close to the Portland average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $84,219. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Piedmont vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Piedmont
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
410Total filings (sum)
4.04%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2000)
1.82%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
139Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Piedmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Piedmont?
Piedmont scores 8.4/10 (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 Piedmont compare to Portland overall?
Piedmont scores 0.7 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,596 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Piedmont?
Average gross rent in Piedmont is $1,596/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Piedmont residents are renters?
50% of Piedmont households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 4,309 residents.
Q5
Is Piedmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Piedmont sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Piedmont for landlords?
Piedmont carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). 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 Piedmont?
Piedmont has 4,293 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.2%), Hispanic / Latino (19.1%), Other / Multiracial (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
