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

Deering Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005001900 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,000 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 23005001900 runs through Deering Center in Portland. With 4,000 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #57,296 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,621 a month while the average household earns $75,714 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 33% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units2,040

Renter share57.8%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$75,714

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6743, -70.2962 · click any tract to drill in

Why Deering Center 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

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,621 rent vs county FMR

3.1

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 Deering Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

33%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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.

6.8%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
23.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Deering Center

What moves this score most is 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 23005001900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005001900?

Census tract 23005001900 in the Deering Center 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 23005001900?

Median gross rent is $1,621/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005001900?

4.0% of residents in tract 23005001900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,000.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005001900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 8th, minority 20th, housing 56th.

Is tract 23005001900 considered part of Deering Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005001900 fall within Deering Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005001900 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005001900 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005001900 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.