Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Lewiston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 23001020900 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 4,390

23001020900 is a census tract in Lewiston, ME. It scores 4.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,390. The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 23% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,595

Renter share43.9%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate12.6%

Median income$50,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.1388, -70.1936 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lewiston scores 4.9

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

12.6% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$976 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 Lewiston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

73%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

17.0%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
29.2%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
11.2%No health insurance
22.4%Frequent mental distress
41.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lewiston

SNAP participation runs 29.2% against 15.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.7/10.

Cost burden runs 48% here against 41.2% across Androscoggin County. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Androscoggin County average of 4.4 closely.

Average gross rent is $976, close to the Lewiston average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $50,025. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020900?

Census tract 23001020900 in Lewiston scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23001020900?

Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020900?

12.6% of residents in tract 23001020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,390.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 83th, minority 29th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 23001020900 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23001020900 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020900 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Lewiston at 4.3/10. 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.