Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Ferry Village Eviction Risk: Lower , South Portland
Tract 23005003200 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,074 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In Ferry Village in South Portland, census tract 23005003200 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,831 monthly, set against $85,573 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,721
Renter share52.6%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$85,573
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6426, -70.2534 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferry Village scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Portland
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,831 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Portland
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Portland
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Portland
5.2
How Ferry Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ferry Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferry Village
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 South 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 in line with 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 27th 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 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% 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 23005003200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003200?
Census tract 23005003200 in the Ferry Village neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 23005003200?
Median gross rent is $1,831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003200?
6.0% of residents in tract 23005003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,074.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 44th, minority 15th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003200 considered part of Ferry Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003200 fall within Ferry Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003200 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003200 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003200 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of South Portland at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South 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 South Portland
Top eight tracts in South Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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