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Hosford-Abernethy vs Sellwood
Hosford-Abernethy and Sellwood are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Sellwood is the calmer Part I map (47 vs 5). Hosford-Abernethy wins the errand count. Sellwood has the lower ACS median ($1,561).
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 | Sellwood |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 5 | 47 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 31 | 18 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 32 | 23 |
| Median rent | $1,812 | $1,561 |
| Median home | $894,911 | $658,627 |
| Population | 4,661 | 10,569 |
| Commute to Downtown | 10 min | 20 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 10 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 12 min | 22 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Hosford-Abernethy | Sellwood |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 47% | 55% |
| Median age | 41.8 | 37.8 |
| Median income | $119K | $86K |
| Part I per 1k | 221.8 | 63.9 |
| Groceries / 800m | 11 | 8 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 69 | 38 |
| Parks / 800m | 9 | 22 |
| 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. Sellwood is 6% 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 23. Walk is 31 vs 18. 10 vs 20 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Sellwood if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 47 vs 5. ACS median rent is $1,561 vs $1,812. Sellwood 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
Sellwood
Sellwood and Westmoreland, one association: the bridge, the antique row, more house than Hawthorne. Search Moreland or Westmoreland and you land here. It is not a west-side neighborhood.
$1,561 median rent · safety 47 · walk 18
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Hosford-Abernethy or Sellwood?
Sellwood is the lower ACS median: $1,812 vs $1,561. About 55% rent in Sellwood vs 47% in Hosford-Abernethy. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hosford-Abernethy more walkable than Sellwood?
Hosford-Abernethy wins the errand count (walk 31 vs 18). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 8. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Hosford-Abernethy or Sellwood?
Sellwood is the calmer Part I read (47 vs 5). Combined rate 63.9 vs 221.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Hosford-Abernethy or Sellwood?
Hosford-Abernethy leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 41.8 vs 37.8. Sellwood has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
10 minutes from Hosford-Abernethy to Downtown, 20 from Sellwood. 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 Sellwood: 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.