Tract 23005000600 ·
Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,326 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 23005000600 sits in the Bayside area of Portland eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. It is home to 3,326 residents. Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.6 points.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%Stable renters 53%Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units2,011
Renter share83.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$53,948
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Bayside
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 20 tracts In Portland
Very High
Within county
95th percentile
#5 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
Very High
Within state
100th percentile
#1 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6605, -70.2626 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bayside scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Portland
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,431 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portland
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portland
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portland
5.5
How Bayside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
68%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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.
16.0%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
13.0%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bayside
This is renter territory: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10. 11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 24.2% against 15.2% nationally.
At $1,431 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Portland commands. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.
Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 3.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 36% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005000600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005000600?
Census tract 23005000600 in the Bayside neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated 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 23005000600?
Median gross rent is $1,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005000600?
25.9% of residents in tract 23005000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,326.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005000600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 72th, minority 52th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 23005000600 considered part of Bayside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005000600 fall within Bayside (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005000600 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.0% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005000600 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 23005000600 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Portland at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portland
Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.