1 census tracts · pop 6,765 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10
· range 9.1–9.1
Pleasant Valley maps to a single census tract in Portland, OR, population 6,765. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.1/10, placing it in the High tier. 45% 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 Pleasant Valley 49.7% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,288, 22% below the Portland average of $1,655. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 1,129 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 12.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 13.6% in 2016 against a 12.8% peak.
Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Riverview and Portsmouth score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 9.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pleasant Valley vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pleasant Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,129Total filings (sum)
10.29%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak year (2012)
13.58%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
432Total filings 2020-21
5.6Avg monthly observed
5.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.97×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Pleasant Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pleasant Valley?
Pleasant Valley scores 9.1/10 (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 Pleasant Valley compare to Portland overall?
Pleasant Valley scores 1.4 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,288 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pleasant Valley?
Average gross rent in Pleasant Valley is $1,288/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pleasant Valley residents are renters?
20% of Pleasant Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 6,765 residents.
Q5
Is Pleasant Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Pleasant Valley sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Pleasant Valley for landlords?
Pleasant Valley carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). 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 Pleasant Valley?
Pleasant Valley has 7,272 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
