Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

New Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lewiston

Tract 23001020500 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 3,492 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The New Auburn neighborhood of Lewiston anchors census tract 23001020500, which lands at 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,056 a month against an average household income of $71,829 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 29% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units1,494

Renter share41.7%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$71,829

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0833, -70.1969 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Auburn scores 4.3

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

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,056 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

54%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
35.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in New Auburn

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 below the Androscoggin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020500?

Census tract 23001020500 in the New Auburn neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23001020500?

Median gross rent is $1,056/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020500?

12.1% of residents in tract 23001020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,492.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 92th, minority 21th, housing 54th.

Is tract 23001020500 considered part of New Auburn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020500 fall within New Auburn (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23001020500 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23001020500 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020500 scores 4.3/10, lower 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.