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State of Housing Report

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The State of Housing in Portland report is published annually to provide stakeholders and policy makers with a comprehensive look at Portland’s housing market by neighborhood, housing type, and affordability using the latest available data.

2020 State of Housing in Portland

Explore sections of the report:

Introduction and Executive Summary (2.63 Mb)

Part 1: Portland Demographics and Housing Stock (1.8 Mb)

Part 2: Housing Market Affordability (5.41 Mb)

Part 3: City and Neighborhood Profiles (5.21 Mb)

Part 4: City of Portland Policies and Programs (4.87 Mb)

Part 4 includes two popular sections covering the Portland Housing Bureau's strategic initiatives and their outcomes to date, followed by one-page profiles of affordable housing projects in PHB's portfolio. For the most current list, view the housing profiles online.

Download PDF file Part 4, Section 5: Strategic Initiatives (2.03 Mb)
Download PDF file Part 4, Section 6: Building Profiles (2.67 Mb)

Part 5: City of Portland Program Funding (77.49 Kb)

Part 6: Methodology and Sources (120.64 Kb)

2020 State of Housing in Portland, aerial view looking east towards Fremont Bridge

Download the full report

2020 State of Housing in Portland (19.35 Mb)

Past Reports

2019 State of Housing (20.67 Mb)

Interactive Rental Affordability Map

Sections from the 2019 report:

Cover and Executive Summary(1.04 Mb)

Part 1: Portland Demographics & Housing Stock(2.14 Mb)

Part 2: Housing Market Affordability(5.36 Mb)

Part 3: City & Neighborhood Profiles(5.14 Mb)

Part 4: City of Portland Policies & Programs(6.02 Mb)

Part 5: City of Portland Program Funding(66.15 Kb)

Part 6: Methodology & Sources(107.94 Kb)

More Past Reports

2018 State of Housing(17.51 Mb)

2017 State of Housing(16.25 Mb)

2016 State of Housing(19.63 Mb)

2015 State of Housing - Phase 2(17.19 Mb)

2015 State of Housing - Phase 1(17.4 Mb)

State of Housing in Portland - December 2019

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