Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 23011020500 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 23011020500 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 2,368
Tract 23011020500 sits in Kennebec County, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.1/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units953
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$57,356
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
75
th percentile
High
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennebec County and the region
Centroid at 44.5405, -69.4349 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 23011020500 scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$703 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
State baseline
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 23011020500 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 22.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 40.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 23011020500
Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against Kennebec County at 37.6%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 0.8 points above the Kennebec County average of 4.3. SNAP participation runs 22.8% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $57,356, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $703 a month.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23011020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011020500?
Census tract 23011020500 in Kennebec County 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 23011020500?
Median gross rent is $703/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011020500?
18.8% of residents in tract 23011020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,368.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 42th, minority 6th, housing 56th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23011020500 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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