Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Munjoy Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

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

Census tract 23005000200 covers part of the Munjoy Hill area of Portland, ME, and scores 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,555 residents. It sits 1.8 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

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.

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 6.8

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

45%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
64%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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Munjoy Hill

The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.7/10. Cost burden runs 32% here against 38.5% across Cumberland County. Running cool, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,650, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $84,331.

62% 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 23005000200

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

Census tract 23005000200 in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 23005000200?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 23005000200 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005000200 scores 6.8/10, higher than 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.

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