Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Ferry Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , South Portland
Tract 23005003500 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,078 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 23005003500 sits in the Ferry Village area of South Portland eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It is home to 4,078 residents. Against Cumberland County at 38.5%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,039
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$64,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6463, -70.2324 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferry Village scores 6.8
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferry Village
Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 2/10. At $1,417 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of South Portland commands.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.1/10. Food insecurity runs 8.4% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 5.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $64,889.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005003500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003500?
Census tract 23005003500 in the Ferry Village neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 23005003500?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003500?
8.3% of residents in tract 23005003500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 36th, minority 19th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003500 considered part of Ferry Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003500 fall within Ferry Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003500 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003500 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of South Portland at 5.9/10. 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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