Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Westbrook Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005002700 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 5,370
The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 23005002700 reflects conditions in Westbrook, Maine. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,161 monthly, set against $105,101 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,967
Renter share24.8%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$105,101
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westbrook and the region
Centroid at 43.7091, -70.3652 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westbrook scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westbrook
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,161 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westbrook
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westbrook
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westbrook
5.5
How Westbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 13.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westbrook
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Westbrook 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 23rd 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 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 23005002700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002700?
Census tract 23005002700 in Westbrook scores 2.4/10 (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 23005002700?
Median gross rent is $1,161/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002700?
8.4% of residents in tract 23005002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,370.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 24th, minority 38th, housing 42th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23005002700 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 23005002700 compare to Westbrook overall?
Tract 23005002700 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Westbrook at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westbrook eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westbrook
Top eight tracts in Westbrook ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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