1 census tracts · pop 3,742 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Freewater maps to a single census tract in Milton-Freewater, OR, population 3,742. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs around a third against 28.0% citywide, putting Freewater 6.5% over its own city.
At $736 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Milton-Freewater commands. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $66,547, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Freewater vs Milton-FreewaterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport100%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Freewater
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
138Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System ().
Frequently asked
About Freewater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Freewater?
Freewater scores 6.2/10 (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 Freewater compare to Milton-Freewater overall?
Freewater scores 0.1 points lower than Milton-Freewater overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $736 vs $877.
Q3
What is the average rent in Freewater?
Average gross rent in Freewater is $736/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Freewater residents are renters?
51% of Freewater households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Milton-Freewater). The neighborhood has 3,742 residents.
Q5
Is Freewater a high social-vulnerability area?
Freewater sits in the 96th 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 Freewater for landlords?
Freewater carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Milton-Freewater as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Freewater?
Freewater has 3,639 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (54.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (45.1%), Other / Multiracial (0.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Milton-Freewater
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Freewater.
