Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Berwick Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031032001 · York County, ME · pop 4,947 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Berwick
Tract 23031032001 sits in Berwick, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. Population here is 4,947. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,122
Renter share12.6%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$79,482
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Berwick and the region
Centroid at 43.3032, -70.8726 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berwick scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Berwick
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,111 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Berwick
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Berwick
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Berwick
4.7
How Berwick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berwick
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the York County average of 39.3%.
Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 13% 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 4.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $79,482, annual rent is just 17%.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the York County average of 4.3 closely. Average gross rent is $1,111, close to the Berwick average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23031032001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031032001?
Census tract 23031032001 in Berwick 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 23031032001?
Median gross rent is $1,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031032001?
2.9% of residents in tract 23031032001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031032001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 54th, minority 8th, housing 58th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23031032001 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 23031032001 compare to Berwick overall?
Tract 23031032001 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Berwick at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Berwick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Berwick
Top eight tracts in Berwick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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