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Hillsdale vs King
Hillsdale and King are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Hillsdale is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 79). Walk is a wash (24 vs 21). Hillsdale has the lower ACS median ($1,664).
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 | Hillsdale | King |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 84 | 79 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 24 | 21 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 9 | 17 |
| Median rent | $1,664 | $2,019 |
| Median home | $787,561 | $671,689 |
| Population | 4,694 | 6,981 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 12 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 22 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hillsdale | King |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 21% | 44% |
| Median age | 43.2 | 33.4 |
| Median income | $149K | $114K |
| Part I per 1k | 30.6 | 31.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 13 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 91 | 47 |
| Parks / 800m | 16 | 11 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Hillsdale is 1% above the 2024 city median. King is 22% 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 Hillsdale if the rent gap is the point and you want the quieter, family-leaning read. ACS median rent is $1,664 vs $2,019. Hillsdale is tagged family on this map; King is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick King if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 17 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.
Hillsdale
Southwest hills and a town center, with a shorter OHSU trip than most of this set outside Goose Hollow. Houses, not a strip. Do not confuse it with the Northwest District.
$1,664 median rent · safety 84 · walk 24
King
Alberta Arts is the search. The official association is King. The street is cafes; the numbered streets are houses. Concordia shares the Alberta alias farther east. Boise is Mississippi, not this row.
$2,019 median rent · safety 79 · walk 21
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hillsdale or King?
Hillsdale is the lower ACS median: $1,664 vs $2,019. About 21% rent in Hillsdale vs 44% in King. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hillsdale more walkable than King?
Walk is basically a tie (24 vs 21). Count groceries if you care: 3 in Hillsdale vs 13 in King, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Hillsdale or King?
Hillsdale is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 79). Combined rate 30.6 vs 31.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hillsdale or King?
Hillsdale leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 43.2 vs 33.4. King has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from Hillsdale to Downtown, 16 from King. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Hillsdale or King: Multnomah. Multnomah Village is the search inside the Multnomah association. A main street, houses up the hill, and the lowest property rate in this set. Hillsdale is the next hill. Downtown is a drive.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.