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South Lewiston Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 23001020600 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 2,662 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Here is how census tract 23001020600, in South Lewiston in Lewiston eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,662. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $969 a month against an average household income of $76,818 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 6% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,250

Renter share10.5%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$76,818

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0568, -70.1587 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Lewiston scores 3.9

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

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$969 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 South Lewiston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

39%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
2%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Lewiston. 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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
34.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Lewiston

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020600?

Census tract 23001020600 in the South Lewiston neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23001020600?

Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020600?

8.5% of residents in tract 23001020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,662.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 50th, minority 2th, housing 19th.

Is tract 23001020600 considered part of South Lewiston?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020600 fall within South Lewiston (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23001020600 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23001020600 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020600 scores 3.9/10, lower 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.