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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Gateway Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 41051008002 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 3,234 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

41051008002 is a census tract in the Gateway area of Portland, OR. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,234 residents. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 9/10.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 13% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,111
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$80,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Gateway
Low
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#94 of 168 tracts In Portland
Moderate
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#108 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
Moderate
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#215 of 994 tracts In Oregon
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 45.5403, -122.5431 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gateway scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,199 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Gateway compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gateway risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 0080027.7Portlandparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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)

  • 188Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 4.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.6%Peak (2008)
  • 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41051008002
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 16 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 111Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.91×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 Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gateway. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gateway

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

Average gross rent is $1,199, 28% below the Portland average. Cost burden runs 59% here against 49.7% across Multnomah County.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 188 evictions over 16 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2008 at 12.6% of renter households.

In a typical year about 4.5% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $80,625, annual rent is just 18%. Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 41051008002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051008002?

Census tract 41051008002 in the Gateway neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 41051008002?

Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051008002?

6.1% of residents in tract 41051008002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,234.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051008002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 88th, minority 62th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 41051008002 considered part of Gateway?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051008002 fall within Gateway (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051008002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 188 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051008002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.45% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 41051008002 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.91× 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 41051008002 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051008002 scores 7.3/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 7.7/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portland

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

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