Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Back Cove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005001800 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,743 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 23005001800 sits in the Back Cove area of Portland eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It is home to 3,743 residents. Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 14% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,634

Renter share29.6%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate4.2%

Median income$103,581

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6794, -70.2757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Back Cove scores 5.7

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

4.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,691 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Back Cove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

13%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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.

6.2%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Back Cove

53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Cumberland County average of 38.5%. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Food insecurity runs 5.4% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.

Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally. Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 2.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent is $1,691, close to the Portland average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001800?

Census tract 23005001800 in the Back Cove neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 23005001800?

Median gross rent is $1,691/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001800?

4.2% of residents in tract 23005001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,743.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 13th, minority 19th, housing 67th.

Is tract 23005001800 considered part of Back Cove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001800 fall within Back Cove (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001800 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001800 scores 5.7/10, lower 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.