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Hosford-Abernethy vs Laurelhurst
Hosford-Abernethy and Laurelhurst are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 5). Hosford-Abernethy 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 | Hosford-Abernethy | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 95 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 31 | 4 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 32 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,812 | $1,385 |
| Median home | $894,911 | $913,500 |
| Population | 4,661 | 4,929 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 10 min | 18 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 12 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hosford-Abernethy | Laurelhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 47% | 13% |
| Median age | 41.8 | 46.1 |
| Median income | $119K | $199K |
| Part I per 1k | 221.8 | 20.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 69 | 51 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 7 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Hosford is 9% 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 Hosford-Abernethy if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 32 vs 0. Walk is 31 vs 4. 10 vs 16 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Laurelhurst if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 95 vs 5. ACS median rent is $1,385 vs $1,812. Laurelhurst is tagged family on this map; Hosford-Abernethy is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Hosford-Abernethy
Division and Clinton are the searches. The official name is Hosford-Abernethy. The polygon also takes the industrial edge toward the river, so the property rate — second-highest here — is not a story about every Clinton bungalow.
$1,812 median rent · safety 5 · walk 31
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, Hosford-Abernethy or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the lower ACS median: $1,812 vs $1,385. About 13% rent in Laurelhurst vs 47% in Hosford-Abernethy. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hosford-Abernethy more walkable than Laurelhurst?
Hosford-Abernethy wins the errand count (walk 31 vs 4). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Hosford-Abernethy or Laurelhurst?
Laurelhurst is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 5). Combined rate 20.1 vs 221.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hosford-Abernethy or Laurelhurst?
Hosford-Abernethy leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 41.8 vs 46.1. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Hosford-Abernethy to Downtown, 16 from Laurelhurst. Hosford-Abernethy is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Hosford-Abernethy or Laurelhurst: 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.