Housing in Hazelwood at a glance
- Population
- 26,700
- Housing units
- about 8,414
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $438,000Portland: $581,500 (-25%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,420 a monthPortland: $1,655 (-14%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 47.5%Portland: 52%
- Homes built before 1980
- 60.8%
- Median year built
- 1970
Renters nearly match owners in Hazelwood, a north-east sector where owner households are 47.5% of the total, seventh of ten, 4.5 points under the city level. Rents are low, a median $1,420, ninth and 14% under Portland overall. Owners estimate $438,000, 25% below the city and seventh as well, among its 18,653 residents. The housing is mid-aged, with 60.8% built before 1980 and a typical home from 1970. Montavilla borders it with older stock, 81.8% pre-1980, and owner estimates of $459,000. Powellhurst-Gilbert, with $419,000, and Centennial, with $413,000, are both slightly lower than Hazelwood's own estimate. It has 8,414 housing units. Renters in Montavilla pay a median $1,720, well over Hazelwood's rent, and Centennial's tenants pay $1,470. Powellhurst-Gilbert's owner share is 49%, a little higher than Hazelwood's.
Questions about Hazelwood
What is the median home value in Hazelwood, Portland?
$438,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $581,500 for Portland as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Hazelwood?
$1,420 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,655 in Portland (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Hazelwood own or rent?
Most rent: 47.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 52% in Portland (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 4 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Portland (PortlandMaps), Portland Neighborhoods (consulted 2026-11-02).
Hazelwood is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 94 neighborhoods) of Portland: population 26,700 (Portland Neighborhoods: 2020 Census Profiles (Portland State University Population Research Center for the City of Portland Office of Community and Civic Life, Aug. 2022) - 2020 Census population by neighborhood).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Portland as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Hazelwood
The closest sectors of Portland, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Hazelwood. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Hazelwood? Ask for your spot.