2 census tracts · pop 9,080 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.7–7.9
Reed spans 2 census tracts of Portland, OR, population 9,080. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 31.4% citywide, putting Reed 20.0% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 2,304 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 14.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,509, 9% below the Portland average of $1,655.
Recent filings have not receded much: 9.0% in 2016 against a 14.0% peak. That places it #21 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Lents and Slabtown. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,218. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Reed vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Reed
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,304Total filings (sum)
11.07%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2005)
9.02%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
443Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
2.18×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Reed
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Reed?
Reed scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Reed compare to Portland overall?
Reed scores 0.1 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,509 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Reed?
Average gross rent in Reed is $1,509/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Reed residents are renters?
54% of Reed households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 9,080 residents.
Q5
Is Reed a high social-vulnerability area?
Reed sits in the 47th 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 Reed have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Reed is census tract 41051000301 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.7 to 7.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Reed for landlords?
Reed carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Reed?
Reed has 9,033 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
