1 census tracts · pop 5,863 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.6–7.6
Riverton maps to a single census tract in Portland, ME, population 5,863. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Portland.
For a like-for-like read, Bayside and Arts District score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,550, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $72,105.
32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverton vs PortlandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
29.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverton?
Riverton scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Riverton compare to Portland overall?
Riverton scores 1.4 points higher than Portland overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,550 vs $1,577.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverton?
Average gross rent in Riverton is $1,550/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverton residents are renters?
32% of Riverton households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Portland). The neighborhood has 5,863 residents.
Q5
Is Riverton a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverton sits in the 59th 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
How safe is Riverton for landlords?
Riverton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverton?
Riverton has 5,725 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
