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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Munjoy Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005000200 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,555 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 23005000200 reflects conditions in Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,650 monthly, set against $84,331 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 43% Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,250
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$84,331

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Munjoy Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 20 tracts In Portland
Moderate
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 401 tracts In Maine
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6662, -70.2423 · click any tract to drill in

Why Munjoy Hill scores 5

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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,650 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Munjoy Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Munjoy Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 000200Portland: 5.95.9Portlandparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Munjoy Hill

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 Portland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cumberland County average of 4.5 and in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% 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 23005000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005000200?

Census tract 23005000200 in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 23005000200?

Median gross rent is $1,650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005000200?

10.6% of residents in tract 23005000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,555.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 60th, minority 19th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 23005000200 considered part of Munjoy Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005000200 fall within Munjoy Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23005000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23005000200 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005000200 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Portland at 5.9/10. 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.

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