Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Sanford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031030201 · York County, ME · pop 4,314
Sanford anchors census tract 23031030201, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,076 monthly, set against $69,091 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share35.2%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$69,091
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sanford and the region
Centroid at 43.4334, -70.8126 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sanford scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sanford
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,076 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sanford
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sanford
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sanford
5.8
How Sanford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 13.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.8%Food insecurity
- 21.0%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sanford
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Sanford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the York County average of 4.8 and above 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 71st 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 23031030201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031030201?
Census tract 23031030201 in Sanford scores 3.4/10 (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 23031030201?
Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031030201?
11.6% of residents in tract 23031030201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,314.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031030201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 52th, minority 21th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23031030201 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.2% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 23031030201 compare to Sanford overall?
Tract 23031030201 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Sanford at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sanford
Top eight tracts in Sanford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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