Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Kittery Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031038001 · York County, ME · pop 6,832 · 63% of tract blocks fall in Kittery
Census tract 23031038001 covers Kittery, home to 6,832 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #62,460 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,449 monthly, set against $83,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units3,490
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$83,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kittery and the region
Centroid at 43.0049, -70.6044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kittery scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kittery
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,449 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kittery
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kittery
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kittery
4.3
How Kittery compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.0%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kittery
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Kittery 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23031038001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031038001?
Census tract 23031038001 in Kittery scores 2.2/10 (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 23031038001?
Median gross rent is $1,449/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031038001?
4.4% of residents in tract 23031038001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,832.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031038001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 45th, minority 15th, housing 95th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23031038001 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 23031038001 compare to Kittery overall?
Tract 23031038001 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Kittery at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kittery eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kittery
Top eight tracts in Kittery ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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