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Eviction Risk in Sprucewold , Boothbay Harbor

1 census tracts · pop 2,540 · pop-weighted composite 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

Sprucewold is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Boothbay Harbor with 1 census tract and a population of 2,540 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $746/month sits 3% higher than the Boothbay Harbor citywide median ($721).

Eviction Risk
5.2
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
59%
32% severely burdened
Median rent
$746
Median household income
$67,321
12.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Sprucewold vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Sprucewold score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Sprucewold: 5.25.2SprucewoldNeighborhoodParent city: 4.84.8Parent cityhost cityState: 5.25.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · ME
Harrington Corner
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.8K
Peer · ME
Feylers Corner
3.9
/ 10 · Low
1 tracts · pop. 5.2K
Comparison

Sprucewold vs Boothbay Harbor

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.2 +8%
Boothbay Harbor: 4.8
Rent burden
59.2% +73%
Boothbay Harbor: 34.3%
Median gross rent
$746 +3%
Boothbay Harbor: $721
Median HH income
$67,321 +17%
Boothbay Harbor: $57,679
Poverty rate
12.3% -41%
Boothbay Harbor: 21.0%
Renter share
17.3% -34%
Boothbay Harbor: 26.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Sprucewold

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,564 residents across all tracts in Sprucewold. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.7% White (non-Hispanic): 92.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.5% Other / Multiracial: 1.9%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 92.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.5%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.9%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sprucewold

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
23015976200 5.2 2,540 59% $746
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 49

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 43%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 67%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sprucewold

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 50Total filings (sum)
  • 1.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak year (2013)
  • 2.15%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sprucewold

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sprucewold

What is the eviction-risk score for Sprucewold?

Sprucewold scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Sprucewold compare to Boothbay Harbor overall?

Sprucewold scores 0.4 points higher than Boothbay Harbor overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 59% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $746 vs $721.

What is the median rent in Sprucewold?

Median gross rent in Sprucewold is $746/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Sprucewold residents are renters?

17% of Sprucewold households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Boothbay Harbor). The neighborhood has 2,540 residents.

Is Sprucewold a high social-vulnerability area?

Sprucewold sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.