Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Colonial Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland
Tract 41051000902 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 5,324 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 41051000902 runs through the Colonial Heights area of Portland. With 5,324 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,606 a month while the average household earns $88,438 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units2,200
Renter share68.1%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$88,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 45.4938, -122.6312 · click any tract to drill in
Why Colonial Heights scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,606 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portland
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portland
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portland
8.5
How Colonial Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 68%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 925Total filings over 16 yrs
- 4.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2005)
- 20Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 72% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 332Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Colonial Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Colonial Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Portland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Multnomah County average of 6.9 and above the Oregon statewide average of 6.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 925 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2005.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.59x 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 41051000902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051000902?
Census tract 41051000902 in the Colonial Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 41051000902?
Median gross rent is $1,606/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41051000902?
12.8% of residents in tract 41051000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,324.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41051000902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 30th, minority 52th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 41051000902 considered part of Colonial Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051000902 fall within Colonial Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051000902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 925 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051000902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.35% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41051000902 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.59× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 41051000902 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 41051000902 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 41051000902 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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7.6
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