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Waverly Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Milwaukie

Tract 41005020900 · Clackamas County, OR · pop 4,460 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 41005020900 sits in the Waverly Heights neighborhood of Milwaukie, Oregon. It has a population of 4,460 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 59% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,350/month against a median household income of $90,321 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 18% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,720
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$90,321

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Waverly Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank — 60th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 6 tracts In Milwaukie
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank — 86th percentileBottomTop
#13 of 87 tracts In Clackamas County
High
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank — 62th percentileBottomTop
#382 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Milwaukie and the region

Centroid at 45.4551, -122.6277 · click any tract to drill in

Why Waverly Heights scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Milwaukie
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,350 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milwaukie
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milwaukie
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milwaukie
6.0

How Waverly Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Waverly Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 020900Milwaukie: 6.86.8Milwaukieparent cityCounty: 5.85.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.06.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 92Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2007)
  • 3Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 — 2013
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 410050209002007: 20 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2008: 16 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2009: 15 filings (1.96/100 renter HHs)2010: 18 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)2012: 20 filings (2.41/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (0.36/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 85% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 41005020900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41005020900?

Census tract 41005020900 in the Waverly Heights 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 41005020900?

Median gross rent is $1,350/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41005020900?

9.7% of residents in tract 41005020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,460.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41005020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 81th, minority 41th, housing 59th.

Q5

Is tract 41005020900 considered part of Waverly Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41005020900 fall within Waverly Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41005020900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 41005020900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 41005020900 compare to Milwaukie overall?

Tract 41005020900 scores 6.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Milwaukie at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milwaukie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Milwaukie

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

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