Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

South Lewiston Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 23001020802 in the South Lewiston area of Lewiston, ME reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,931 residents. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

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

Cost burden runs 34% here against 41.2% across Androscoggin County. At $1,130 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Lewiston commands.

On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 5.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $75,370, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

It tracks the Androscoggin County average of 4.4 closely. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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, right in line with the parent city of Lewiston at 4.3/10. 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.