Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Oakdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005001500 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,625 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 23005001500 reflects conditions in Oakdale in Portland, Maine. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,595 monthly, set against $72,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 31% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units1,747

Renter share59.0%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate12.9%

Median income$72,094

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6642, -70.2763 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakdale scores 5.4

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

12.9% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,595 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Oakdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

47%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakdale

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005001500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001500?

Census tract 23005001500 in the Oakdale neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 23005001500?

Median gross rent is $1,595/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001500?

12.9% of residents in tract 23005001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,625.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 5th, minority 17th, housing 55th.

Is tract 23005001500 considered part of Oakdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001500 fall within Oakdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001500 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001500 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001500 scores 5.4/10, 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.