Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

East Bayside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005000500 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,160 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 23005000500 (the East Bayside area of Portland, Maine) comes in at 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,403 a month against an average household income of $61,250 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 31% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,199

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate12.8%

Median income$61,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6668, -70.2599 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Bayside scores 5.5

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

12.8% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,403 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 72

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

59%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Bayside

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 above the Cumberland County average of 4.5 and above 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 72nd 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 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 23005000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005000500?

Census tract 23005000500 in the East Bayside neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 23005000500?

Median gross rent is $1,403/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005000500?

12.8% of residents in tract 23005000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,160.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 45th, minority 47th, housing 93th.

Is tract 23005000500 considered part of East Bayside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005000500 fall within East Bayside (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005000500 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005000500 scores 5.5/10, 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.