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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Five Points Eviction Risk: Moderate , Biddeford

Tract 23031025204 · York County, ME · pop 2,255 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 23031025204 sits in Five Points in Biddeford eviction risk, Maine eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #51,473 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,340 a month against an average household income of $63,250 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 47% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units935
Renter share77.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$63,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Five Points
Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Biddeford
Elevated
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 58 tracts In York County
Very High
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#138 of 401 tracts In Maine
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Biddeford and the region

Centroid at 43.4972, -70.4604 · click any tract to drill in

Why Five Points scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Biddeford
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,340 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Biddeford
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Biddeford
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Biddeford
5.2

How Five Points compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Five Points risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 025204Biddeford: 4.34.3Biddefordparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Five Points. 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 Five Points

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Biddeford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the York County average of 4.8 and in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 23031025204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031025204?

Census tract 23031025204 in the Five Points neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 23031025204?

Median gross rent is $1,340/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031025204?

12.9% of residents in tract 23031025204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,255.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031025204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 77th, minority 35th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 23031025204 considered part of Five Points?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031025204 fall within Five Points (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23031025204 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23031025204 compare to Biddeford overall?

Tract 23031025204 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Biddeford at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Biddeford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Biddeford

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

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