Within neighborhood
75
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #3,427 of 84,120 nationally
University District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland
Tract 41051005500 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 2,694 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In the University District neighborhood of Portland, census tract 41051005500 scores 7.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,344 a month against an average household income of $48,412 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 77% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share77.2%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate29.2%
Median income$48,412
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 45.5142, -122.6912 · click any tract to drill in
Why University District scores 7.4
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
29.2% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,344 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 University District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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
- 22%Grade B
- 53%Grade C
- 26%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)
- 1,089Total filings over 16 yrs
- 5.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.3%Peak (2002)
- 50Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 19% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 416Total filings 2020-21
- 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.31×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 University District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University District
The heaviest input here 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 above 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 1,089 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 41051005500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051005500?
Census tract 41051005500 in the University District neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 41051005500?
Median gross rent is $1,344/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 41051005500?
29.2% of residents in tract 41051005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,694.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 41051005500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 20th, minority 53th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 41051005500 considered part of University District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051005500 fall within University District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051005500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,089 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051005500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.23% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 41051005500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.31× 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 41051005500 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 41051005500 scores 7.4/10, 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 41051005500 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. 26% 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portland
Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OR
Gateway
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Chinatown
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Powellhurst
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Chinatown
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
University District
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · OR
Powellhurst
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · OR
Nob Hill
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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