Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Augusta Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 23011010100 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 4,543

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 23011010100 in Augusta, ME reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,543 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 18% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units2,309

Renter share31.4%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$53,601

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Augusta and the region

Centroid at 44.3546, -69.6923 · click any tract to drill in

Why Augusta scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Augusta

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Maine legislature & governorship

4.0

Economic stress

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$910 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Augusta

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Augusta

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Augusta

6.9

How Augusta compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

59%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
9%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
35.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Augusta

Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.8/10.

Against the Kennebec County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 6.9/10. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 41% of renters.

Average gross rent is $910, close to the Augusta average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $53,601.

31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 23011010100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010100?

Census tract 23011010100 in Augusta scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23011010100?

Median gross rent is $910/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010100?

13.3% of residents in tract 23011010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,543.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 58th, minority 9th, housing 82th.

What share of households in tract 23011010100 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23011010100 compare to Augusta overall?

Tract 23011010100 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Augusta at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Augusta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Augusta

Top eight tracts in Augusta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.