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Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Oakland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 23011025002 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 1,749 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Oakland

Tract 23011025002 sits in Oakland eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. Population here is 1,749. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units739
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$71,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Oakland
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 36 tracts In Kennebec County
Moderate
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#288 of 401 tracts In Maine
Low
National
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#54,273 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakland and the region

Centroid at 44.5371, -69.7109 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakland scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oakland
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$854 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oakland
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oakland
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oakland
8.0

How Oakland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakland risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.7This tracttract 0250024.2Oaklandparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakland

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally.

At $854 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Oakland commands. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 10% 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 1.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 14% of average household income of $71,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 36% of renters. It tracks the Kennebec County average of 4.3 closely.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23011025002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011025002?

Census tract 23011025002 in Oakland scores 3.7/10 (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 23011025002?

Median gross rent is $854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23011025002?

7.8% of residents in tract 23011025002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,749.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23011025002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 39th, minority 0th, housing 15th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 23011025002 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 23011025002 compare to Oakland overall?

Tract 23011025002 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Oakland at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oakland

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

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