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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Northwest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gresham

Tract 41051010002 · Multnomah County, OR · pop 5,543 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

41051010002 is a census tract in the Northwest area of Gresham, OR. It scores 5.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,543. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 21% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,187
Renter share40.8%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$85,388

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Northwest
Moderate
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 22 tracts In Gresham
Low
Within county
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#187 of 197 tracts In Multnomah County
Very Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#626 of 994 tracts In Oregon
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gresham and the region

Centroid at 45.5042, -122.4518 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northwest scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gresham
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Oregon legislature & governorship
7.2
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,528 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gresham
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gresham
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gresham
7.5

How Northwest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Northwest risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.6This tracttract 0100026.4Greshamparent city7.4Countyavg tract in county6.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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)

  • 828Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 10.60%Avg annual filing rate
  • 17.3%Peak (2002)
  • 50Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 41051010002
Filings dropped 24% over the past 16 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 421Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 4.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.30×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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northwest

Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Multnomah County average of 7.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.8 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8.1/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Court records carry 828 eviction filings across 16 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2002 at 17.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 10.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 73rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 41051010002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 41051010002?

Census tract 41051010002 in the Northwest neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 41051010002?

Median gross rent is $1,528/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 41051010002?

4.2% of residents in tract 41051010002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,543.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 41051010002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 77th, minority 47th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 41051010002 considered part of Northwest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 41051010002 fall within Northwest (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 41051010002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 828 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 41051010002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.60% of renter households, peaking at 17.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 41051010002 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.30× 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 41051010002 compare to Gresham overall?

Tract 41051010002 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Gresham at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gresham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gresham

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

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