Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Brighton Corner Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland
Tract 23005001700 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,923 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 23005001700 sits in the Brighton Corner area of Portland eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It is home to 4,923 residents. Against Cumberland County at 38.5%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,693
Renter share31.9%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$86,414
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
32
th percentile
Low
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6639, -70.2960 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brighton Corner scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,502 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Brighton Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brighton Corner
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.6/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.
Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,502, close to the Portland average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $86,414. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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 23005001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001700?
Census tract 23005001700 in the Brighton Corner neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 23005001700?
Median gross rent is $1,502/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001700?
6.3% of residents in tract 23005001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,923.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 35th, minority 14th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 23005001700 considered part of Brighton Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001700 fall within Brighton Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005001700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005001700 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 23005001700 scores 6.4/10, right in line with 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.
Tract · ME
Riverton
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
Arts District
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
East Bayside
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
Bayside
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
Arts District
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
Parkside
7.5
/ 10 · High
Tract · ME
Oakdale
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · ME
Arts District
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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