Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Drinkwater Corner Eviction Risk: Lower , Sabattus
Tract 23001046500 · Androscoggin County, ME · pop 6,935 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
The Drinkwater Corner neighborhood of Sabattus is where census tract 23001046500 sits, home to 6,935 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #48,453 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,029 monthly, set against $63,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,978
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$63,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sabattus and the region
Centroid at 44.1168, -70.0626 · click any tract to drill in
Why Drinkwater Corner scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sabattus
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.9
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,029 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sabattus
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sabattus
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sabattus
3.1
How Drinkwater 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.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 16.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Drinkwater Corner
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 4.2/10. 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 Sabattus, 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 23001046500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23001046500?
Census tract 23001046500 in the Drinkwater Corner neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 23001046500?
Median gross rent is $1,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23001046500?
10.6% of residents in tract 23001046500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,935.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23001046500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 57th, minority 4th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 23001046500 considered part of Drinkwater Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23001046500 fall within Drinkwater Corner (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23001046500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23001046500 compare to Sabattus overall?
Tract 23001046500 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Sabattus at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sabattus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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