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Neighborhood · Portland, ME

East Bayside Eviction Risk: Elevated

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 Portland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.7% +66%
Portland: 30.6%
Average gross rent
$1,494 -5%
Portland: $1,577
Average HH income
$72,912 -4%
Portland: $76,174
Poverty rate
9.1% -19%
Portland: 11.3%
Renter share
66.8% +26%
Portland: 53.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Bayside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.4–7.6

Why East Bayside scores 7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
67% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
9.1% below poverty line · Range 1.4–3.2 across tracts
2.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–2.8 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

East Bayside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Bayside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.0East BaysideNeighborhood6.2Parent cityhost city4.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in East Bayside

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
23005000500 7.6 2,160 50% $1,403
23005000100 6.4 2,334 52% $1,578
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 47%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 34%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 75%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.

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.
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