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Topsham Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brunswick

Tract 23005011205 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,924 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

23005011205 is a census tract in the Topsham Historic District area of Brunswick, ME. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,924 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 37% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,564
Renter share70.4%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$55,068

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Topsham Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Brunswick
High
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
Elevated
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#95 of 401 tracts In Maine
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brunswick and the region

Centroid at 43.9119, -69.9506 · click any tract to drill in

Why Topsham Historic District scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brunswick
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,122 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brunswick
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brunswick
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brunswick
6.1

How Topsham Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Topsham Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0112054.4Brunswickparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

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 Topsham Historic District

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.2/10. 70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Cost burden runs about half here against 38.5% across Cumberland County. Average gross rent is $1,122, 23% below the Brunswick average.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally.

That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Cumberland County average of 5.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $55,068.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005011205

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005011205?

Census tract 23005011205 in the Topsham Historic District neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 23005011205?

Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005011205?

4.9% of residents in tract 23005011205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,924.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005011205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 52th, minority 18th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 23005011205 considered part of Topsham Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005011205 fall within Topsham Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23005011205 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23005011205 compare to Brunswick overall?

Tract 23005011205 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Brunswick at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brunswick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brunswick

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

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