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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Centennial Eviction Risk: High , Portland

Tract 41051009703 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 4,790 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 41051009703 covers part of the Centennial area of Portland, OR, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,790. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 17% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,749
Renter share39.6%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$65,291

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Centennial
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 168 tracts In Portland
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#57 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
Elevated
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#79 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 45.5119, -122.4906 · click any tract to drill in

Why Centennial scores 8

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
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,455 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Centennial compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Centennial risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 0097037.7Portlandparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 283Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.76×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Pittsburgh, PA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Centennial. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Centennial

The dominant input is local political climate at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Multnomah County average of 49.7%. Average gross rent is $1,455, 12% below the Portland average.

Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.6/10.

Statewide the OR average is 6.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Multnomah County average of 7.4 closely.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $65,291. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 41051009703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051009703?

Census tract 41051009703 in the Centennial neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 41051009703?

Median gross rent is $1,455/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051009703?

9.2% of residents in tract 41051009703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,790.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051009703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 77th, minority 64th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 41051009703 considered part of Centennial?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051009703 fall within Centennial (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 41051009703 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Pittsburgh, PA), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 41051009703 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 41051009703 scores 8/10, 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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