Within neighborhood
88
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
New Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewiston
Tract 23001010500 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 2,295 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 23001010500 sits in the New Auburn area of Auburn eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. Population here is 2,295. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units974
Renter share71.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$47,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewiston and the region
Centroid at 44.0848, -70.2228 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Auburn scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lewiston
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$960 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewiston
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewiston
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewiston
6.1
How New Auburn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within New Auburn. 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.
- 15.9%Housing insecurity
- 12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.1%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 38.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Auburn
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. 72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against the Androscoggin County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.
SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. Cost burden runs 47% here against 41.2% across Androscoggin County.
Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.7/10. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $960, close to the Auburn average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23001010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001010500?
Census tract 23001010500 in the New Auburn neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 23001010500?
Median gross rent is $960/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23001010500?
21.8% of residents in tract 23001010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,295.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23001010500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 88th, minority 25th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 23001010500 considered part of New Auburn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001010500 fall within New Auburn (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23001010500 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.9% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23001010500 compare to Lewiston overall?
Tract 23001010500 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Lewiston at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lewiston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lewiston
Top eight tracts in Lewiston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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