Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Pleasantdale Eviction Risk: Elevated , South Portland
Tract 23005003100 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,123 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 23005003100 covers part of the Pleasantdale area of South Portland, ME, and scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,123. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.6/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,766
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$74,929
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6333, -70.2701 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pleasantdale scores 6.4
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
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,588 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Pleasantdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 13.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pleasantdale
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10. Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,588 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of South Portland commands.
Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $74,929. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005003100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003100?
Census tract 23005003100 in the Pleasantdale neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 23005003100?
Median gross rent is $1,588/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003100?
6.2% of residents in tract 23005003100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,123.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 8th, minority 18th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003100 considered part of Pleasantdale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003100 fall within Pleasantdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003100 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003100 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003100 scores 6.4/10, 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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