Housing in Sellwood-Moreland at a glance
- Population
- 13,940
- Housing units
- about 5,139
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $660,000Portland: $581,500 (+13%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,600 a monthPortland: $1,655 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 45.4%Portland: 52%
- Homes built before 1980
- 69.6%
- Median year built
- 1961
Sellwood-Moreland is south-west of Portland's population centre and values homes above the city: $660,000, second-highest of the ten, against $581,500 for Portland. Age is the other mark. Some 69.6% of the homes went up before 1980, again second-highest, and 1961 is the midpoint year of construction. Owner households come to 45.4%, which is 6.6 points under the Portland rate of 52%, and renters slightly outnumber owners, 2,705 households to 2,246. Rent of $1,600 runs 4% below the city and ranks sixth. Next door, Brentwood-Darlington reports $432,000 in value and 69% owners, while Lents and Portland Downtown report $457,000 and $471,000, all well beneath Sellwood-Moreland. Its population is 10,569, spread across 5,139 homes. Lents, the neighbour closest on owner share, has 52.7%. Brentwood-Darlington's rent, at $1,840, runs above Sellwood-Moreland's.
Questions about Sellwood-Moreland
What is the median home value in Sellwood-Moreland, Portland?
$660,000 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 Sellwood-Moreland?
$1,600 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 Sellwood-Moreland own or rent?
Most rent: 45.4% 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 3 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).
Sellwood-Moreland is one of the 10 most populous neighborhoods (of 94 neighborhoods) of Portland: population 13,940 (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.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Sellwood-Moreland. 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
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