Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Cushing Briggs Eviction Risk: Lower , Freeport
Tract 23005004502 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 5,254 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
In the Cushing Briggs area of Freeport, census tract 23005004502 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,434 a month while the average household earns $111,563 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,259
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$111,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 43.8233, -70.0886 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cushing Briggs scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Freeport
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,434 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Freeport
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Freeport
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Freeport
8.8
How Cushing Briggs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cushing Briggs
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Freeport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cumberland County average of 4.5 and above the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005004502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004502?
Census tract 23005004502 in the Cushing Briggs neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 23005004502?
Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004502?
10.1% of residents in tract 23005004502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,254.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 30th, minority 9th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004502 considered part of Cushing Briggs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004502 fall within Cushing Briggs (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004502 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005004502 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 23005004502 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Freeport at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Freeport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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