3 census tracts · pop 7,420 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7–8.5
Slabtown is a 3-tract neighborhood of Portland, OR, population 7,420. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
This is a renter market: 78% 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.
Against a Portland baseline of 31.4%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 7 to 8.5. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 208 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 4.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #23 of 52 neighborhoods in Portland. Average gross rent runs $1,687, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $86,159.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Slabtown vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Slabtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
208Total filings (sum)
2.26%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2001)
2.22%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
787Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
2.35×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Slabtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Slabtown?
Slabtown scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Slabtown compare to Portland overall?
Slabtown scores 0.0 points higher than Portland overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,687 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Slabtown?
Average gross rent in Slabtown is $1,687/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Slabtown residents are renters?
78% of Slabtown households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portland). The neighborhood has 7,420 residents.
Q5
Is Slabtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Slabtown sits in the 36th 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 Slabtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Slabtown is census tract 41051004901 (score 8.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 8.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Slabtown for landlords?
Slabtown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Slabtown?
Slabtown has 7,621 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
