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Concordia vs Laurelhurst
Concordia and Laurelhurst are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 68). Concordia wins the errand count. Laurelhurst has the lower ACS median ($1,385).
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · PPB May 2025 – Apr 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and PPB retrieved 2026-09-23; OSM retrieved 2026-09-23. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Scores
Fit axes among official Portland neighborhood associations.
| Axis | Concordia | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 68 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 10 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 0 |
| Median rent | $2,079 | $1,385 |
| Median home | $688,327 | $913,500 |
| Population | 13,372 | 4,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 20 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 24 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 16 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Concordia | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 30% | 13% |
| Median age | 39 | 46.1 |
| Median income | $130K | $199K |
| Part I per 1k | 33.2 | 20.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 54 | 51 |
| Parks / 800m | 7 | 7 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Concordia is 26% above the 2024 city median. Laurelhurst is 16% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Concordia if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 11 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Laurelhurst if the rent gap is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. ACS median rent is $1,385 vs $2,079. Safety is 95 vs 68. Read both pages before you decide.
Concordia
House blocks east of Alberta’s busiest stretch, with the street still in the search. More porch than night, and a calmer Part I read than King. Irvington is the larger houses to the south.
$2,079 median rent · safety 68 · walk 10
Laurelhurst
The park and the houses. ACS median rent looks low because most households own, so it is not the cheap neighborhood the rent number suggests. The home value is the tell. Sunnyside is Hawthorne, west of here.
$1,385 median rent · safety 95 · walk 4
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Concordia or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the lower ACS median: $2,079 vs $1,385. About 13% rent in Laurelhurst vs 30% in Concordia. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Concordia more walkable than Laurelhurst?
Concordia wins the errand count (walk 10 vs 4). Groceries inside 800 meters: 3 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Concordia or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 68). Combined rate 20.1 vs 33.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Concordia or Laurelhurst?
Concordia leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 39 vs 46.1. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
20 minutes from Concordia to Downtown, 16 from Laurelhurst. Laurelhurst is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Concordia or Laurelhurst: Irvington. The boulevard and the big houses. Highest ACS home value in this set, and the only median rent here over $2,500. School ratings are not in this Portland snapshot — the houses are the tell, not a campus assignment.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.