Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Arts District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 23005001200 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 1,481 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 23005001200 covers part of the Arts District area of Portland, ME, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,481. It sits 2.3 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 43% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units648

Renter share75.6%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate16.9%

Median income$82,823

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6486, -70.2670 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arts District scores 7.3

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

16.9% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,658 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 Arts District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

55%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Arts District. 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.

10.8%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arts District

The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. This is renter territory: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

The clearest offset is court filing pressure at 2.8/10. Against Cumberland County at 38.5%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 9.9% against 17.8% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 2.8 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,658, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $82,823.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005001200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001200?

Census tract 23005001200 in the Arts District neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 23005001200?

Median gross rent is $1,658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001200?

16.9% of residents in tract 23005001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,481.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 6th, minority 49th, housing 66th.

Is tract 23005001200 considered part of Arts District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001200 fall within Arts District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001200 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001200 scores 7.3/10, 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.