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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

New Auburn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lewiston

Tract 23001020402 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 1,457 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 23001020402 belongs to the New Auburn neighborhood of Lewiston, Maine. It is home to 1,457 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $765 a month. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 31% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units891
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate35.4%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In New Auburn
High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Lewiston
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 32 tracts In Androscoggin County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0892, -70.2079 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Auburn scores 6.1

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
35.4% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$765 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 6.16.1This tracttract 020402Lewiston: 5.05.0Lewistonparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 24.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 89th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020402?

Census tract 23001020402 in the New Auburn neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 23001020402?

Median gross rent is $765/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020402?

35.4% of residents in tract 23001020402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,457.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 96th, minority 54th, housing 73th.
Q5

Is tract 23001020402 considered part of New Auburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020402 fall within New Auburn (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23001020402 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.9% 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. 20.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23001020402 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020402 scores 6.1/10, 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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