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Eliot vs Sunnyside
Eliot and Sunnyside are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Sunnyside is the calmer Part I map (26 vs 0). Sunnyside 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 | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 0 | 26 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 13 | 18 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 7 | 25 |
| Median rent | $1,612 | $1,788 |
| Median home | $723,600 | $589,800 |
| Population | 4,481 | 3,717 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 14 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 8 min | 14 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Eliot | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 77% | 65% |
| Median age | 34.7 | 37.3 |
| Median income | $81K | $95K |
| Part I per 1k | 411.9 | 85.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 9 | 9 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 41 | 38 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 6 |
| 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. Sunnyside is 8% 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 $1,788. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Sunnyside if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the cafes and the night. Safety is 26 vs 0. Vibe is 25 vs 7. 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
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.
$1,788 median rent · safety 26 · walk 18
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Eliot or Sunnyside?
Eliot is the lower ACS median: $1,612 vs $1,788. About 77% rent in Eliot vs 65% in Sunnyside. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Eliot more walkable than Sunnyside?
Sunnyside wins the errand count (walk 13 vs 18). Groceries inside 800 meters: 9 vs 9. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Eliot or Sunnyside?
Sunnyside is the calmer Part I read (26 vs 0). Combined rate 85.0 vs 411.9 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Eliot or Sunnyside?
Eliot leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 34.7 vs 37.3. Sunnyside has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Eliot to Downtown, 14 from Sunnyside. Eliot is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Eliot or Sunnyside: 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.