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Emerys Bridge Eviction Risk: Lower , South Berwick

Tract 23031035001 · York County, ME · pop 3,866 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Emerys Bridge in South Berwick is where census tract 23031035001 sits, home to 3,866 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,933 monthly, set against $137,813 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,223
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$137,813

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Emerys Bridge
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In South Berwick
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#58 of 58 tracts In York County
Very Low
Within state
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#396 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Berwick and the region

Centroid at 43.2493, -70.7315 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerys Bridge scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Berwick
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,933 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Berwick
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Berwick
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Berwick
4.7

How Emerys Bridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerys Bridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 035001South Berwick: 4.84.8South Berwickparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 0

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

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 Emerys Bridge

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 South Berwick 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 0th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23031035001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031035001?

Census tract 23031035001 in the Emerys Bridge neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 23031035001?

Median gross rent is $1,933/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031035001?

1.8% of residents in tract 23031035001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,866.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031035001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 11th, minority 12th, housing 3th.
Q5

Is tract 23031035001 considered part of Emerys Bridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031035001 fall within Emerys Bridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23031035001 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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.
Q7

How does tract 23031035001 compare to South Berwick overall?

Tract 23031035001 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of South Berwick at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Berwick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Berwick

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

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