2 census tracts · pop 9,423 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 4.6–6.3
Barnes Heights spans 2 census tracts of Cedar Mill, OR and houses 9,423 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 28% of renter households. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 4.6 to 6.3. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
At $2,271 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Cedar Mill commands. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The voucher gap is 13.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Barnes Heights vs Cedar MillHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Barnes Heights
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
315Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA).
Frequently asked
About Barnes Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Barnes Heights?
Barnes Heights scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Barnes Heights compare to Cedar Mill overall?
Barnes Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Cedar Mill overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,271 vs $1,882.
Q3
What is the average rent in Barnes Heights?
Average gross rent in Barnes Heights is $2,271/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Barnes Heights residents are renters?
35% of Barnes Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Cedar Mill). The neighborhood has 9,423 residents.
Q5
Is Barnes Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Barnes Heights sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Barnes Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Barnes Heights is census tract 41067030103 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 6.3, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Barnes Heights for landlords?
Barnes Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Cedar Mill as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Barnes Heights?
Barnes Heights has 9,332 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
