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River Edge Public Plaza Eviction Risk: High , Eugene

Tract 41039003700 · Lane County, OR · pop 5,949 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 41039003700 covers part of the River Edge Public Plaza area of Eugene, OR, and scores 8.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,949. Severe burden reaches 52%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
8.4
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 31% Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,287
Renter share93.7%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate69.3%
Median income$21,552

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In River Edge Public Plaza
High
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 45 tracts In Eugene
High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 92 tracts In Lane County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Eugene and the region

Centroid at 44.0459, -123.0706 · click any tract to drill in

Why River Edge Public Plaza scores 8.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Eugene
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
69.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,257 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eugene
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eugene
7.5

How River Edge Public Plaza compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
River Edge Public Plaza risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.4This tracttract 0037007.0Eugeneparent city6.2Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 97Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 1.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2004)
  • 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41039003700
Filings climbed 25% over the past 16 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 118Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.55×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Eugene, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within River Edge Public Plaza. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in River Edge Public Plaza

Cost burden runs 67% here against 46.2% across Lane County. Set annual rent against average income of $21,552 and the ratio lands at 70%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 69%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

94% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. It sits 2.2 points above the Lane County average of 6.2.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 97 filings here across 15 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,257, 10% below the Eugene average.

The worst year on record was 2004, when 4.5% of renter households were served.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 41039003700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41039003700?

Census tract 41039003700 in the River Edge Public Plaza neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 41039003700?

Median gross rent is $1,257/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41039003700?

69.3% of residents in tract 41039003700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,949.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41039003700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 41039003700 considered part of River Edge Public Plaza?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41039003700 fall within River Edge Public Plaza (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41039003700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 97 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 41039003700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.45% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 41039003700 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.55× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Eugene eviction risk, OR), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 41039003700 compare to Eugene overall?

Tract 41039003700 scores 8.4/10, higher than the parent city of Eugene at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eugene eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Eugene

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

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