Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Stanwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Portland
Tract 23005003400 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,804 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 23005003400 covers part of the Stanwood Park area of South Portland, ME, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,804. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.1/10.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,981
Renter share8.4%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$108,918
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6200, -70.2614 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stanwood Park scores 5.3
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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,981 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 Stanwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 8.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stanwood Park
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. Food insecurity runs 7.0% against 17.8% nationally. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.
At $1,981 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of South Portland commands. On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Cumberland County average of 5.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $108,918.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003400?
Census tract 23005003400 in the Stanwood Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 23005003400?
Median gross rent is $1,981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003400?
4.3% of residents in tract 23005003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 29th, minority 2th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003400 considered part of Stanwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003400 fall within Stanwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003400 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003400 scores 5.3/10, lower 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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