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Eliot vs Richmond
Eliot and Richmond are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Richmond is the calmer Part I map (53 vs 0). Richmond wins the errand count. Eliot has the lower ACS median ($1,612).
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 | Eliot | Richmond |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 0 | 53 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 13 | 23 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 7 | 28 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,751 |
| Median home | $723,600 | $702,581 |
| Population | 4,481 | 17,628 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 8 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eliot | Richmond |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 77% | 45% |
| Median age | 34.7 | 39.4 |
| Median income | $81K | $114K |
| Part I per 1k | 411.9 | 53.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 41 | 53 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 13 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Eliot is 3% below the 2024 city median. Richmond is 6% above 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 Eliot if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,612 vs $1,751. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Richmond if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 53 vs 0. Vibe is 28 vs 7. Walk is 23 vs 13. Read both pages before you decide.
Eliot
A small association between the river and MLK, south of Boise. Broadway is the edge. The property rate is the highest in this Portland set because that edge is busy — it is not a score for every side street.
$1,612 median rent · safety 0 · walk 13
Richmond
Hawthorne’s south side and the eastern run of Division both land in Richmond. Cafes, houses, and the lowest violent rate in this set. Sunnyside is the north side of Hawthorne, its own association.
$1,751 median rent · safety 53 · walk 23
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Eliot or Richmond?
Eliot is the lower ACS median: $1,612 vs $1,751. About 77% rent in Eliot vs 45% in Richmond. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eliot more walkable than Richmond?
Richmond wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 23). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Eliot or Richmond?
Richmond is the calmer Part I read (53 vs 0). Combined rate 53.0 vs 411.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eliot or Richmond?
Eliot leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.7 vs 39.4. Richmond has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Eliot to Downtown, 16 from Richmond. Eliot is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Eliot or Richmond: Sunnyside. Hawthorne’s north side. Belmont sits in the same small association. Search Hawthorne and Richmond also answers; this is the row people mean when they mean the street. A yard is rare.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.