4 census tracts · pop 13,102 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.8–5.9
Five Points takes in 4 census tracts of Biddeford, ME and houses 13,102 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Against a Biddeford baseline of 23.8%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.
This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.8 to 5.9, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $1,180 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Biddeford commands.
For a like-for-like read, Biddeford Pool and Tea Kettle Corner score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $62,930.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs BiddefordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Five Points compare to Biddeford overall?
Five Points scores 1.0 points higher than Biddeford overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,180 vs $1,292.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $1,180/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
72% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Biddeford). The neighborhood has 13,102 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 55th 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 Five Points have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Five Points is census tract 23031025206 (score 5.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.9, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Biddeford as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Five Points?
Five Points has 13,080 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.3%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
