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Overlook vs Sunnyside
Overlook and Sunnyside are two official neighborhood associations in Portland. Overlook is the calmer Part I map (74 vs 26). Walk is a wash (18 vs 18). 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.
| Axis | Overlook | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 74 | 26 |
| Schools | 50 | 50 |
| Walk | 18 | 18 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 10 | 25 |
| Median rent | $1,823 | $1,788 |
| Median home | $628,911 | $589,800 |
| Population | 11,325 | 3,717 |
| Commute to Downtown | 14 min | 14 min |
| Commute to OHSU | 18 min | 14 min |
| Commute to Lloyd | 12 min | 14 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Overlook | Sunnyside |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 46% | 65% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 37.3 |
| Median income | $104K | $95K |
| Part I per 1k | 32.1 | 85.0 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 9 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 67 | 38 |
| Parks / 800m | 16 | 6 |
| 311 last 14 days | — | — |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Portland city. Up 75% since 2014. Overlook is 10% above the 2024 city median. Sunnyside is 8% 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 Overlook if the quieter map matters more than the scene. Safety is 74 vs 26. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Sunnyside if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 25 vs 10. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, Overlook or Sunnyside?
Sunnyside is the lower ACS median: $1,823 vs $1,788. About 65% rent in Sunnyside vs 46% in Overlook. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Overlook more walkable than Sunnyside?
Walk is basically a tie (18 vs 18). Count groceries if you care: 3 in Overlook vs 9 in Sunnyside, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Overlook or Sunnyside?
Overlook is the calmer Part I read (74 vs 26). Combined rate 32.1 vs 85.0 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Overlook or Sunnyside?
Overlook leads the school axis (50 vs 50). Nearby rating is thin vs thin. Median age 36.8 vs 37.3. Sunnyside has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
14 minutes from Overlook to Downtown, 14 from Sunnyside. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood association that is not Overlook or Sunnyside: Eliot. A small association between the river and MLK, south of Boise. Broadway is the edge. The property rate is the highest in this Portland set because that edge is busy — it is not a score for every side street.
Scores are relative among official Portland neighborhood associations with the same editorial weights. Read the method.