Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Stroudwater Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005002002 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,598 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 5.2/10, tract 23005002002 in Stroudwater in Portland ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,598 residents. On the national scale it ranks #45,457 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,527 a month against an average household income of $111,480 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 13% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units985

Renter share29.1%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate10.8%

Median income$111,480

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6530, -70.3135 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stroudwater scores 4.6

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

10.8% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,527 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Stroudwater 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.

30%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
86%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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stroudwater

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23005002002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002002?

Census tract 23005002002 in the Stroudwater neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23005002002?

Median gross rent is $1,527/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002002?

10.8% of residents in tract 23005002002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,598.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 12th, minority 16th, housing 86th.

Is tract 23005002002 considered part of Stroudwater?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002002 fall within Stroudwater (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005002002 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005002002 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005002002 scores 4.6/10, lower 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.