Waterville Main Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
2 census tracts · pop 8,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5.5–7.3
Waterville Main Street Historic District is a 2-tract neighborhood of Waterville, ME and houses 8,073 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a Waterville baseline of 30.4%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.5 to 7.3, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.7/10. Average gross rent runs $997, close to the Waterville average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $57,557.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Waterville Main Street Historic District vs WatervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority6%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waterville Main Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
23.8%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
38.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waterville Main Street Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waterville Main Street Historic District?
Waterville Main Street Historic District scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Waterville Main Street Historic District compare to Waterville overall?
Waterville Main Street Historic District scores 0.7 points higher than Waterville overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $997 vs $978.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waterville Main Street Historic District?
Average gross rent in Waterville eviction risk Main Street Historic District is $997/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waterville Main Street Historic District residents are renters?
54% of Waterville Main Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Waterville). The neighborhood has 8,073 residents.
Q5
Is Waterville Main Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Waterville Main Street Historic District sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Waterville Main Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Waterville Main Street Historic District is census tract 23011024102 (score 7.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 7.3, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Waterville Main Street Historic District for landlords?
Waterville eviction risk Main Street Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Waterville as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Waterville Main Street Historic District?
Waterville Main Street Historic District has 8,432 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Hispanic / Latino (2.2%), Other / Multiracial (1.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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