Oregon Code § 456.602·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Statewide housing equity indicators.
(1) On an annual basis the Housing and Community Services Department shall
update publicly available statewide housing equity indicators.
(2) The
indicators shall include, for each city under ORS 456.601, quantifiable data,
to the extent that the department can determine, define or estimate it,
displaying:
(a) Housing
outcomes, such as cost burden and availability of housing units to own or to
rent, and housing condition for various demographics, including race or
ethnicity, disability status, English proficiency and age;
(b) Housing types
produced and overall land efficiency of existing and new housing;
(c) New housing
units built to standards, as defined by the Department of Consumer and Business
Services by rule, relating to accessibility and visitability;
(d) Risk of
gentrification and displacement;
(e) Housing
segregation by race and income;
(f)
Environmentally just housing outcomes, informed by the environmental justice
mapping tool, developed by the Environmental Justice Council under ORS 182.555;
(g) Residential
tenants who spend more than 50 percent of their household income on gross rent
for housing; and
(h) Other
measurable factors or indicators identified by the department. [2023 c.13 §5;
2023 c.283 §6; 2023 c.326 §5]
Note:
See note under 456.601.