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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Sagamore Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland

Tract 23005002001 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,417 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 23005002001 covers part of the Sagamore Village area of Portland, ME, and scores 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,417 residents. At $389 a month, rents run 75% under what the rest of Portland commands.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate8.0%
Median income$76,094

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sagamore Village
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 20 tracts In Portland
Moderate
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6791, -70.3186 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sagamore Village scores 6.8

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
8.0% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$389 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Sagamore Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sagamore Village risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.8This tracttract 0020016.2Portlandparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sagamore Village

54% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Cumberland County average of 38.5%. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.

It sits 1.8 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. 14% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #13,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.4/10. Rent consumes only 6% of average household income of $76,094, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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 23005002001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002001?

Census tract 23005002001 in the Sagamore Village neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 23005002001?

Median gross rent is $389/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002001?

8.0% of residents in tract 23005002001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,417.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 57th, minority 28th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 23005002001 considered part of Sagamore Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002001 fall within Sagamore Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23005002001 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23005002001 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005002001 scores 6.8/10, 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.

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