Neighborhood · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally

Parkside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 23005001000 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,174 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 23005001000 covers part of the Parkside area of Portland, ME, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.5 points.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 54% Owners 10%

Tract context

Occupied units1,752

Renter share89.7%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$66,551

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6565, -70.2707 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkside scores 7.5

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

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,405 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 Parkside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

61%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Parkside. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
15.4%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkside

This is renter territory: 90% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 2/10.

Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.

At $1,405 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Portland commands. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 3.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $66,551.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001000?

Census tract 23005001000 in the Parkside neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 23005001000?

Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001000?

13.0% of residents in tract 23005001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,174.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 6th, minority 36th, housing 96th.

Is tract 23005001000 considered part of Parkside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001000 fall within Parkside (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001000 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001000 scores 7.5/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portland

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