Within parent city
5
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Medford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 41029000606 · Jackson County, OR · pop 2,009 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Medford
In Medford in Jackson County, census tract 41029000606 scores 6.5/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,374 a month while the average household earns $107,869 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,082
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$107,869
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Medford and the region
Centroid at 42.3039, -122.8138 · click any tract to drill in
Why Medford scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Medford
5.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,374 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Medford
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Medford
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Medford
6.8
How Medford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
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)
- 23Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.36×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked South Bend, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Medford
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Medford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jackson County average of 6.1 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.36x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 41029000606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41029000606?
Census tract 41029000606 in Medford scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 41029000606?
Median gross rent is $2,374/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41029000606?
2.2% of residents in tract 41029000606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,009.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41029000606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 69th, minority 17th, housing 59th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 41029000606 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.36× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (South Bend eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 41029000606 compare to Medford overall?
Tract 41029000606 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Medford at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Medford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Medford
Top eight tracts in Medford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Medford historic districts
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Medford historic districts
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · OR
Medford historic districts
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · OR
Medford historic districts
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · OR
Medford historic districts
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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41029000800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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41029000406
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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