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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

New Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewiston

Tract 23001020303 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 1,928 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

In the New Auburn area of Lewiston, census tract 23001020303 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,064 monthly, set against $30,567 in average yearly household income, roughly 42% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 68% Stable renters 31% Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units959
Renter share99.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate23.7%
Median income$30,567

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 9 tracts In New Auburn
Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 13 tracts In Lewiston
Elevated
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 32 tracts In Androscoggin County
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0982, -70.2101 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Auburn scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lewiston
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
23.7% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,064 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewiston
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewiston
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewiston
5.0

How New Auburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
New Auburn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 020303Lewiston: 5.05.0Lewistonparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Auburn

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 93rd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020303?

Census tract 23001020303 in the New Auburn neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 23001020303?

Median gross rent is $1,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020303?

23.7% of residents in tract 23001020303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,928.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 46th, minority 50th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 23001020303 considered part of New Auburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020303 fall within New Auburn (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23001020303 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.9% 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. 27.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23001020303 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020303 scores 5.7/10, higher than 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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