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Russell Eviction Risk: High , Portland

Tract 41051009302 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 4,848 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 8.2/10, tract 41051009302 in the Russell area of Portland, OR reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,848. Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 25% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units2,032
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$69,681

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Russell
Very High
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#49 of 168 tracts In Portland
Elevated
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#70 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 45.5281, -122.5236 · click any tract to drill in

Why Russell scores 8.2

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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,491 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Russell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Russell risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.2This tracttract 0093027.7Portlandparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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)

  • 682Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 7.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak (2005)
  • 28Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41051009302
Filings dropped 24% over the past 16 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 472Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.70×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 Russell. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Russell

The score leans hardest on local political climate at 9/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. Court records carry 682 eviction filings across 16 observed years.

It sits 0.8 points above the Multnomah County average of 7.4. Average gross rent is $1,491, 10% below the Portland average. The worst year on record was 2005, when 9.0% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 7.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 41051009302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051009302?

Census tract 41051009302 in the Russell neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 41051009302?

Median gross rent is $1,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051009302?

12.3% of residents in tract 41051009302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,848.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051009302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 43th, minority 54th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 41051009302 considered part of Russell?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051009302 fall within Russell (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051009302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 682 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051009302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.26% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 41051009302 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.70× 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 41051009302 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051009302 scores 8.2/10, higher 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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