Northwest Heights

Scored homes in Northwest Heights, Portland, OR (Portland, OR metro) average 600 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the Needs Attention tier (580–669). The average is based on 2,079 home scores.

Scored homes in Northwest Heights range from 490 to 621 — a 131-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 2,079 scored properties.

1,881 scored homes (90%) in Northwest Heights fall in the Needs Attention tier (580–669). Other tiers are represented too — readiness is not uniform across the neighborhood.

Cindera did not find fire stations whose mapped locations fall inside the Northwest Heights boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

Northwest Heights averages 600 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Forest Park averages 613 (13 points higher); Northwest Industrial averages 621 (21 points higher); Sylvan-Highlands averages 614 (14 points higher). Block-level conditions explain much of the spread — two streets in the same city can land in different tiers.

A neighborhood average in the Needs Attention tier (580–669) means Northwest Heights is making progress but has not yet reached Good Foundation as a whole. Many California homeowners in this band work toward voluntary-market placement while documenting mitigation.

High-impact steps in Portland, OR include clearing combustible material from Zone 0 (within 5 feet of the structure), upgrading to ember-resistant vents, maintaining roof and gutter cleanliness, and documenting verified actions. Cindera turns these into a prioritized plan — especially valuable for the 1,881 homes in the Needs Attention tier here.

Among 2,079 scored homes in Northwest Heights, Portland, OR, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 1,881 homes (90%); High Priority: 198 homes (10%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 600 neighborhood average.