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Hosford-Abernethy vs Sunnyside

Hosford-Abernethy and Sunnyside are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Sunnyside is the calmer Part I map (26 vs 5). Hosford-Abernethy wins the errand count. Sunnyside has the lower ACS median ($1,788).

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.

AxisHosford-AbernethySunnyside
Safety526
Schools5050
Walk3118
Cost fit100100
Vibe3225
Median rent$1,812$1,788
Median home$894,911$589,800
Population4,6613,717
Commute to Downtown10 min14 min
Commute to OHSU10 min14 min
Commute to Lloyd12 min14 min

Living numbers

Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.

FactHosford-AbernethySunnyside
Renters47%65%
Median age41.837.3
Median income$119K$95K
Part I per 1k221.885.0
Groceries / 800m119
Transit stops / 800m6938
Parks / 800m96
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. Sunnyside is 8% above the 2024 city median.

$1kHosford $1,812Sunnyside $1,788201420162018202020222024

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 errands on foot and you want the cafes and the night. Walk is 31 vs 18. Vibe is 32 vs 25. Read both pages before you decide.

Pick Sunnyside if the quieter map matters more than the scene. Safety is 26 vs 5. 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

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, Hosford-Abernethy or Sunnyside?

Sunnyside is the lower ACS median: $1,812 vs $1,788. About 65% rent in Sunnyside vs 47% in Hosford-Abernethy. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.

Is Hosford-Abernethy more walkable than Sunnyside?

Hosford-Abernethy wins the errand count (walk 31 vs 18). Groceries inside 800 meters: 11 vs 9. Not a Walk Score license.

Which is safer on this map, Hosford-Abernethy or Sunnyside?

Sunnyside is the calmer Part I read (26 vs 5). Combined rate 85.0 vs 221.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.

Which scores higher for families, Hosford-Abernethy or Sunnyside?

Hosford-Abernethy leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 41.8 vs 37.3. Sunnyside 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, 14 from Sunnyside. 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 Sunnyside: 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.

Hosford-Abernethy vs RichmondSunnyside vs Richmond

Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.