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Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 23031030300 · York County, ME · pop 3,600

Census tract 23031030300 covers Sanford, home to 3,600 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

24% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,345 monthly, set against $75,355 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 9% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,771
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$75,355

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 7 tracts In Sanford
Low
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 58 tracts In York County
Elevated
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#297 of 401 tracts In Maine
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,757 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 43.3843, -70.7184 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,345 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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.
Sanford risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 030300Sanford: 4.44.4Sanfordparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

What moves this score most is 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 below the York County average of 4.8 and below the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23031030300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031030300?

Census tract 23031030300 in Sanford scores 2.8/10 (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 23031030300?

Median gross rent is $1,345/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031030300?

5.0% of residents in tract 23031030300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,600.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031030300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 55th, minority 15th, housing 47th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 23031030300 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 23031030300 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 23031030300 scores 2.8/10, 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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