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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Bayside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 23005000600 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,326 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Bayside area of Portland centers on tract 23005000600, which scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,326 residents. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,431 a month while the average household earns $53,948 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 83% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
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
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Bayside
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 20 tracts In Portland
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#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 6.7

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.
Bayside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 000600Portland: 5.95.9Portlandparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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 Bayside

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Portland eviction risk, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23005000600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005000600?

Census tract 23005000600 in the Bayside neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Portland at 5.9/10. 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.

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