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File no. AZ-PORTL-53Revision 01Live intelligence / Aug 11, 2026

ZIP intelligence dossier

Portland, OR 97204, United States

A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.

The Queen's Head (Portland, Oregon), representative imagery near Portland, OR 97204, United States — **The Queen's Head (Portland, Oregon)**Another Believer / CC BY-SA 4.0

Yamhill District and Morrison/SW 3rd Ave stations, representative imagery near Portland, OR 97204, United States — **Yamhill District and Morrison/SW 3rd Ave stations**Truflip99 / CC BY 4.0

JurisdictionUnited States

File statusCurrent / canonical

Evidence confidencehigh

Read this first / Executive brief

The decision, before the details.

Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.

Score

Aden's Zip verdict:

53/ 100

Bureau recommendationConsider carefully

Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.

Signal stack

01affordability55

02climate70

03lifestyle62

04opportunity48

05safety35

Field imagery / Open archive

Location contact sheet

03 plates

Nearby representative subjects via Wikimedia Commons. Monochrome editorial treatment on the contact sheet; open a plate for the full-color original and terms.

Analyst synthesis / AI

What the numbers mean

Sector reports / 07 live files

Follow the evidence.

Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.

Safety desk / Published incidents

Safety & crime

SEC-01

Portland Police Department citywide service population (FBI UCR) / 2025 complete calendar year

35 / 100Composite safety rating

5,809.2Reported offenses per 100,000

-8.4% / lower2024 reported offenses per 100,000

Much higher than U.S. national benchmarkCompared with U.S. national benchmark

Safety pressure gaugeElevated safety pressure

More cautionMixedStronger signal

Official citywide agency evidence with a published service population; appropriate for city-level context, not individual blocks.

What is happening

Much higher than U.S. national benchmark

The 35/100 rating is anchored to the published comparison shown here. It describes the reported geography—not every street or an individual person's probability of victimization.

Watch most closely

Phones, bags and opportunistic theft

Use extra care in crowded transport, nightlife and visitor corridors. Compare daytime and late-night routines around the exact destination rather than generalizing from the whole radius.

How to use this

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Much higher than U.S. national benchmark

Phones, bags and opportunistic theft

Favorable signals

Pressure points

How much friction does safety add to daily life?

Who gets to feel at home here?

Compare the exact scope

Published category breakdown/ reported rate per 100,000

Comparison desk / keep unlike measures separate

Summer stays warm. Winter brings near-freezing nights.

Verified geographic benchmarks

Regional price signals / 100 = comparison baseline

Monthly rent benchmarks / by bedroom count

Neighborhood watchlist / directional, not ranked

Downtown

Pearl District

Central Eastside

Industry signals / current opportunity mix

Retail trade

Education, healthcare & social assistance

Professional, management & administrative services

Dining & nightlife

Culture

Outdoors

Recent headlines / opens original source

Why Portland Fire Coach Alex Sarama Is Going All In On CLA

Portland Leaders Fund Legal Fight Over Newport ICE Facility

Amtrak suspends Seattle-Portland service indefinitely

Carhartt plans first Central Oregon store in former Bend Cracker Barrel

Oregon wildfires keep burning Monday as 2026 becomes worst year on record

How this file is assembled

2016-2025 daily weather archive for the selected coordinates

ACS 2024 5-year: population, income, rent and home value for ZCTA 97204

2024 Regional Price Parities for Oregon

Mapped place matches within 4 km of the selected coordinates

2025 reported offenses for Portland Police Department

Why Portland Fire Coach Alex Sarama Is Going All In On CLA

Portland Leaders Fund Legal Fight Over Newport ICE Facility

Amtrak suspends Seattle-Portland service indefinitely

Carhartt plans first Central Oregon store in former Bend Cracker Barrel

Oregon wildfires keep burning Monday as 2026 becomes worst year on record

United States intentional-homicide rate

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