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South Lewiston Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 23001020802 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 4,931 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 23001020802 in the South Lewiston area of Lewiston ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,931 residents. That is riskier than about 42% of US census tracts.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,130 a month against an average household income of $75,370 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 24% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,868

Renter share36.1%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate13.4%

Median income$75,370

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lewiston and the region

Centroid at 44.0810, -70.1467 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Lewiston 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

13.4% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,130 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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 South Lewiston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

45%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Lewiston. 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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
33.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Lewiston

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23001020802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001020802?

Census tract 23001020802 in the South Lewiston 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 23001020802?

Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23001020802?

13.4% of residents in tract 23001020802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,931.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23001020802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 43th, minority 33th, housing 56th.

Is tract 23001020802 considered part of South Lewiston?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001020802 fall within South Lewiston (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23001020802 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23001020802 compare to Lewiston overall?

Tract 23001020802 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.