Portland/Compare
King vs Overlook
King and Overlook are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. King is the calmer Part I map (79 vs 74). Walk is a wash (21 vs 18). Overlook has the lower ACS median ($1,823).
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 | Overlook |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 79 | 74 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 21 | 18 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 10 |
| Median rent | $2,019 | $1,823 |
| Median home | $671,689 | $628,911 |
| Population | 6,981 | 11,325 |
| Commute to Downtown | 16 min | 14 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 20 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 | King | Overlook |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 44% | 46% |
| Median age | 33.4 | 36.8 |
| Median income | $114K | $104K |
| Part I per 1k | 31.2 | 32.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 13 | 3 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 47 | 67 |
| Parks / 800m | 11 | 16 |
| 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. Overlook is 10% 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 King if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 17 vs 10. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Overlook if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,823 vs $2,019. 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
Overlook
The bluff over Interstate Avenue. The upper streets are houses; the avenue is the strip. Kenton is north. Boise is east — Mississippi, not this row.
$1,823 median rent · safety 74 · walk 18
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, King or Overlook?
Overlook is the lower ACS median: $2,019 vs $1,823. About 46% rent in Overlook vs 44% in King. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is King more walkable than Overlook?
Walk is basically a tie (21 vs 18). Count groceries if you care: 13 in King vs 3 in Overlook, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, King or Overlook?
King is the calmer Part I read (79 vs 74). Combined rate 31.2 vs 32.1 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, King or Overlook?
King leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 33.4 vs 36.8. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
16 minutes from King to Downtown, 14 from Overlook. Overlook is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not King or Overlook: 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.