Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
New Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewiston
Tract 23001010500 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 2,295 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
The New Auburn neighborhood of Lewiston anchors census tract 23001010500, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $960 a month while the average household earns $47,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
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
86
th percentile
High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
88
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 5.2
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 heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Lewiston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Androscoggin County average of 5.4 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 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
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 5.2/10 (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 5.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Lewiston at 5/10. 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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