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Neighborhood · Saco, ME

Amari Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,295 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 4–4

Amari Springs maps to a single census tract in Saco, ME and houses 5,295 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Cost burden runs 36% against 30.1% citywide, putting Amari Springs 5.6% over its own city. Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate.

Average gross rent is $1,103, 12% below the Saco average of $1,249. For a like-for-like read, Sandy Brook and Bay View score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Amari Springs vs Saco How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.7% +19%
Saco: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,103 -12%
Saco: $1,249
Average HH income
$82,747 -2%
Saco: $84,328
Poverty rate
6.6% -3%
Saco: 6.8%
Renter share
34.6% +27%
Saco: 27.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Amari Springs and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4–4

Why Amari Springs scores 4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Rent control risk
36% of income on rent · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.6–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
35% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Economic stress
6.6% below poverty line · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Amari Springs vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Amari Springs score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.0Amari SpringsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Amari Springs

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
23031005200 4 5,295 36% $1,103
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 48

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

Socioeconomic status 25%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 47%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Amari Springs

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

Frequently asked

About Amari Springs

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Amari Springs?

Amari Springs scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Amari Springs compare to Saco overall?

Amari Springs scores 0.0 points higher than Saco overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,103 vs $1,249.
Q3

What is the average rent in Amari Springs?

Average gross rent in Amari Springs is $1,103/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Amari Springs residents are renters?

35% of Amari Springs households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Saco). The neighborhood has 5,295 residents.
Q5

Is Amari Springs a high social-vulnerability area?

Amari Springs sits in the 48th 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.
Q6

How safe is Amari Springs for landlords?

Amari Springs carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Saco as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Amari Springs?

Amari Springs has 5,331 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Other / Multiracial (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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