Gentrification of Portland, Oregon explained

During the early 2000s, displacement of minorities in Portland, Oregon, occurred at a drastic rate. Out of 29 census tracts in north and northeast Portland, ten were majority nonwhite in 2000. By 2010, none of these tracts were majority nonwhite as gentrification drove the cost of living up.^[1] Today, Portland's Black community is concentrated in the north and northeast section of the city, mainly in the King neighborhood. In 2017, Portland, Oregon was named the fourth fastest gentrifying city in the United States by Realtor.com.^[2] At least one author has ascribed the "urban containment" effect on rising housing prices to Portland's urban growth boundary.

See also

• Gentrification of Atlanta
• Gentrification of Chicago
• Gentrification in Philadelphia
• Gentrification of San Francisco
• Gentrification of Vancouver

External links

• News: Gentrifying Portland: A tale of two cities. CNN. May 27, 2016. W. Kamau. Bell. W. Kamau Bell.
• Race Relations in Portland: Gentrification in Portland: Residents and Readers Debate. August 15, 2016. Chris. Bodenner. The Atlantic.
• News: Why Portland can't fight gentrification with 387-square-foot condos. November 19, 2016. Brad. Schmidt. The Oregonian.
• News: Portland neighborhoods at risk of gentrification. The Oregonian.
• Hern, Matt (2016). "What a City is for". MIT Press.

Notes and References

1. News: Lessons learned? What Portland leaders did – and didn't do – as people of color were forced to the fringes. Hannah-Jones. Nikole. April 30, 2011. The Oregonian. May 3, 2011. May 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110504060216/http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2011/04/lessons_learned_what_portland_leaders_did_--_and_didnt_do_--_as_people_of_color_were_forced_to_the_f_1.html. live.
2. News: Portland is 4th fastest gentrifying U.S. city, says Realtor.com. May 31, 2017. The Oregonian. February 2, 2017. May 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170501080157/http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2017/02/portland_gentrification_4_real.html. live.