2 census tracts · pop 4,494 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.4–7.6
East Bayside takes in 2 census tracts of Portland, ME, population 4,494. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 30.6% citywide, putting East Bayside 20.1% over its own city.
67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.3/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.4 to 7.6, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Portland, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Mariner and Sagamore Village score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,494, close to the Portland average.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $72,912.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Bayside vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport75%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Bayside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.8%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Bayside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Bayside?
East Bayside scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does East Bayside compare to Portland overall?
East Bayside scores 0.8 points higher than Portland overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,494 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Bayside?
Average gross rent in East Bayside is $1,494/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Bayside residents are renters?
67% of East Bayside households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Portland). The neighborhood has 4,494 residents.
Q5
Is East Bayside a high social-vulnerability area?
East Bayside sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in East Bayside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Bayside is census tract 23005000500 (score 7.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7.6, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is East Bayside for landlords?
East Bayside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portland as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Bayside?
East Bayside has 4,624 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.