Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally

East Bayside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 23005000100 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,334 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

23005000100 is a census tract in the East Bayside area of Portland, ME. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,334 residents. Against Cumberland County at 38.5%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 35% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,354

Renter share72.1%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate5.7%

Median income$83,704

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6708, -70.2521 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Bayside scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Portland

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

Maine legislature & governorship

4.0

Economic stress

5.7% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,578 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Portland

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Portland

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Portland

5.5

How East Bayside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

36%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Bayside. 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.

8.5%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Bayside

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. This is renter territory: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Food insecurity runs 7.5% against 17.8% nationally. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10.

Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23005000100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005000100?

Census tract 23005000100 in the East Bayside neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 23005000100?

Median gross rent is $1,578/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005000100?

5.7% of residents in tract 23005000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,334.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 23th, minority 19th, housing 59th.

Is tract 23005000100 considered part of East Bayside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005000100 fall within East Bayside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005000100 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005000100 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005000100 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Portland at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portland

Top eight tracts in Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.