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Freewater Eviction Risk: Elevated , Milton-Freewater

Tract 41059950201 · Umatilla County, OR · pop 3,742 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 41059950201 in the Freewater area of Milton-Freewater, OR reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,742. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 34% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,217
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$66,547

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Freewater
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Milton-Freewater
Very Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 18 tracts In Umatilla County
Elevated
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#488 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Milton-Freewater and the region

Centroid at 45.9430, -118.3917 · click any tract to drill in

Why Freewater scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Milton-Freewater
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$736 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milton-Freewater
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milton-Freewater
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milton-Freewater
6.4

How Freewater compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Freewater risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.2This tracttract 9502016.3Milton-Freewaterparent city5.6Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 138Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Freewater

Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. At $736 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Milton-Freewater commands.

Against the Umatilla County average of 5.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $66,547, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 35% of renters. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 41059950201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41059950201?

Census tract 41059950201 in the Freewater neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 41059950201?

Median gross rent is $736/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41059950201?

10.8% of residents in tract 41059950201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,742.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41059950201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 90th, minority 70th, housing 100th.
Q5

Is tract 41059950201 considered part of Freewater?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41059950201 fall within Freewater (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 41059950201 compare to Milton-Freewater overall?

Tract 41059950201 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Milton-Freewater at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milton-Freewater; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Milton-Freewater

Top eight tracts in Milton-Freewater ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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