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Neighborhood · Portland, OR

Swan Island Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 55 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Swan Island is a in Portland with 1 census tract and a population of 55 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Swan Island vs Portland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
0.0% -100%
Portland: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Portland: $1,655
Average HH income
$0 -100%
Portland: $88,792
Poverty rate
0.0% -100%
Portland: 12.8%
Renter share
0.0% -100%
Portland: 48.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Swan Island and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Swan Island scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Rent control risk
Stabilization & control ordinances · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Tenant union density · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Economic stress
Poverty & unemployment · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Swan Island vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Swan Island score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Swan Island: 5.35.3Swan IslandNeighborhoodParent city: 8.18.1Parent cityhost cityState: 7.17.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Swan Island

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
41051980000 5.3 55
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Swan Island

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1Total filings (sum)
  • 0.00%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.0%Peak year (2009)
  • 0.00%Latest filed (2009)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.0Avg monthly observed
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).

Frequently asked

About Swan Island

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Swan Island?

Swan Island scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Swan Island compare to Portland overall?

Swan Island scores 2.8 points lower than Portland overall (8.1/10).
Q3

How safe is Swan Island for landlords?

Swan Island carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 (8.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
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