1 census tracts · pop 2,127 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Portland Heights maps to a single census tract in Portland, OR, population 2,127. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $2,074, 25% above the Portland average of $1,655. 39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Portland rate of 31.4%.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 39 evictions logged in this tract. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 6.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 52 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #47 by risk, the lower third. At 27% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Bonny Slope and Marquam Hill. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 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
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Portland Heights vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Portland Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
39Total filings (sum)
2.79%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2005)
1.12%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
38Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
5.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Portland Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Portland Heights?
Portland Heights scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 Portland Heights compare to Portland overall?
Portland Heights scores 1.4 points lower than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,074 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Portland Heights?
Average gross rent in Portland eviction risk Heights is $2,074/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Portland Heights residents are renters?
27% of Portland Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 2,127 residents.
Q5
Is Portland Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Portland Heights sits in the 26th 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
How safe is Portland Heights for landlords?
Portland eviction risk Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Portland Heights?
Portland Heights has 2,090 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Other / Multiracial (8.4%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
