Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Brighton Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005001700 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,923 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Brighton Corner neighborhood of Portland, census tract 23005001700 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,502 monthly, set against $86,414 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 15% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,693

Renter share31.9%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$86,414

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6639, -70.2960 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brighton Corner scores 4.7

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

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$1,502 rent vs county FMR

2.5

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 Brighton Corner compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

62%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
26%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.

9.1%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brighton Corner

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 in line with 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 38th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 23005001700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001700?

Census tract 23005001700 in the Brighton Corner neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 23005001700?

Median gross rent is $1,502/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001700?

6.3% of residents in tract 23005001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,923.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 35th, minority 14th, housing 26th.

Is tract 23005001700 considered part of Brighton Corner?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001700 fall within Brighton Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001700 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001700 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001700 scores 4.7/10, 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.