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King vs Multnomah
King and Multnomah are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Multnomah is the calmer Part I map (100 vs 79). Walk is a wash (21 vs 22). Multnomah has the lower ACS median ($1,615).
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 | King | Multnomah |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 79 | 100 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 21 | 22 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 13 |
| Median rent | $2,019 | $1,615 |
| Median home | $671,689 | $620,977 |
| Population | 6,981 | 10,108 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 18 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 20 min | 16 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 12 min | 24 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | King | Multnomah |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 44% | 51% |
| Median age | 33.4 | 42.5 |
| Median income | $114K | $93K |
| Part I per 1k | 31.2 | 19.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 13 | 8 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 47 | 62 |
| Parks / 800m | 11 | 15 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. King is 22% above the 2024 city median. Multnomah is 2% 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 King if you already want this pocket more than the table. Multnomah leads the numbered axes on this page.
Pick Multnomah if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the rent gap is the point. Safety is 100 vs 79. ACS median rent is $1,615 vs $2,019. Multnomah is tagged family on this map; King is not. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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.
$1,615 median rent · safety 100 · walk 22
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, King or Multnomah?
Multnomah is the lower ACS median: $2,019 vs $1,615. About 51% rent in Multnomah vs 44% in King. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is King more walkable than Multnomah?
Walk is basically a tie (21 vs 22). Count groceries if you care: 13 in King vs 8 in Multnomah, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, King or Multnomah?
Multnomah is the calmer Part I read (100 vs 79). Combined rate 19.4 vs 31.2 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, King or Multnomah?
King leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 33.4 vs 42.5. Multnomah has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from King to Downtown, 18 from Multnomah. King is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not King or Multnomah: 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.