Housing in Montavilla at a glance
- Population
- 16,809
- Housing units
- about 7,027
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $459,000Portland: $581,500 (-21%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,720 a monthPortland: $1,655 (+4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66.2%Portland: 52%
- Homes built before 1980
- 81.8%
- Median year built
- 1952
Montavilla is the oldest-built of the ten Portland sectors: 81.8% of its homes predate 1980, the highest share, and a typical one goes back to 1952. North of the population centre, it has 15,131 residents. Owners estimate $459,000, 21% below Portland as a whole, fifth of ten, while median rent is $1,720, third highest and 4% above the city's. Ownership reaches 66.2% of households, also third, 14.2 points over Portland overall, as 4,396 households own and 2,249 rent. Hazelwood, a neighbour, is more renter-leaning, with 47.5% owners and $438,000. Lents has 52.7% owners, and Powellhurst-Gilbert estimates $419,000. Housing units total 7,027, and Lents, with 54.8% pre-1980, has far newer stock by comparison; Hazelwood has 60.8%. Powellhurst-Gilbert has owners at 49% of households and typical homes built in 1972.
Questions about Montavilla
What is the median home value in Montavilla, Portland?
$459,000 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 Montavilla?
$1,720 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 Montavilla own or rent?
Most own: 66.2% 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).
Montavilla is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 94 neighborhoods) of Portland: population 16,809 (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 Montavilla
The closest sectors of Portland, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Portland
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Montavilla. 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 Montavilla? Ask for your spot.