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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

New Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewiston

Tract 23001020302 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 2,197 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 23001020302 covers the New Auburn area of Lewiston in Maine. Home to 2,197 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $978 a month against an average household income of $55,040 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 43% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,107
Renter share67.1%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate28.0%
Median income$55,040

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In New Auburn
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Lewiston
Elevated
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#7 of 32 tracts In Androscoggin County
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0995, -70.2031 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Auburn scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lewiston
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
28.0% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewiston
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewiston
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewiston
5.0

How New Auburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
New Auburn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 020302Lewiston: 5.05.0Lewistonparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within New Auburn. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Auburn

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lewiston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Androscoggin County average of 5.4 and above the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020302?

Census tract 23001020302 in the New Auburn neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 23001020302?

Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020302?

28.0% of residents in tract 23001020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,197.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 96th, minority 38th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 23001020302 considered part of New Auburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020302 fall within New Auburn (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23001020302 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23001020302 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020302 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Lewiston at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lewiston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lewiston

Top eight tracts in Lewiston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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