Portland/Compare
Irvington vs King
Irvington and King are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. King is the calmer Part I map (79 vs 37). King wins the errand count. King has the lower ACS median ($2,019).
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 | Irvington | King |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 37 | 79 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 0 | 21 |
| Cost fit | 95 | 100 |
| Vibe | 6 | 17 |
| Median rent | $2,621 | $2,019 |
| Median home | $947,300 | $671,689 |
| Population | 3,175 | 6,981 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 16 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 18 min | 20 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 10 min | 12 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Irvington | King |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 23% | 44% |
| Median age | 40.5 | 33.4 |
| Median income | $196K | $114K |
| Part I per 1k | 72.7 | 31.2 |
| Groceries / 800m | 4 | 13 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 23 | 47 |
| Parks / 800m | 8 | 11 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Irvington is 58% 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 Irvington if you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Irvington is tagged family on this map; King is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick King if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 79 vs 37. ACS median rent is $2,019 vs $2,621. Walk is 21 vs 0. Read both pages before you decide.
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.
$2,621 median rent · safety 37 · walk 0
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, Irvington or King?
King is the lower ACS median: $2,621 vs $2,019. About 44% rent in King vs 23% in Irvington. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Irvington more walkable than King?
King wins the errand count (walk 0 vs 21). Groceries inside 800 meters: 4 vs 13. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Irvington or King?
King is the calmer Part I read (79 vs 37). Combined rate 31.2 vs 72.7 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Irvington or King?
Irvington leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 40.5 vs 33.4. King has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
14 minutes from Irvington to Downtown, 16 from King. Irvington is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Irvington or King: Concordia. House blocks east of Alberta’s busiest stretch, with the street still in the search. More porch than night, and a calmer Part I read than King. Irvington is the larger houses to the south.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.