Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Higgins Corner Eviction Risk: Lower , Lisbon Falls
Tract 23001030200 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 4,529 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Higgins Corner area of Lisbon Falls, census tract 23001030200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #57,294 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,030 a month against an average household income of $71,758 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,871
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$71,758
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lisbon Falls and the region
Centroid at 44.0367, -70.0588 · click any tract to drill in
Why Higgins Corner scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lisbon Falls
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,030 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lisbon Falls
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lisbon Falls
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lisbon Falls
3.9
How Higgins Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 13.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Higgins Corner
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. 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 Lisbon Falls 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 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23001030200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001030200?
Census tract 23001030200 in the Higgins Corner neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 23001030200?
Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23001030200?
4.6% of residents in tract 23001030200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,529.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23001030200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 48th, minority 7th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 23001030200 considered part of Higgins Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001030200 fall within Higgins Corner (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23001030200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23001030200 compare to Lisbon Falls overall?
Tract 23001030200 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lisbon Falls at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lisbon Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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