Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Stanwood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , South Portland
Tract 23005003400 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,804 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Eviction risk in the Stanwood Park neighborhood of South Portland centers on tract 23005003400, which scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 4,804 residents. On the national scale it ranks #76,556 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,981 a month while the average household earns $108,918 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
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
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
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 2.3
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
What moves this score most 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 below the Cumberland County average of 4.5 and below the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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 7.2% 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
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 2.3/10 (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 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 2.3/10, 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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