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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Sagamore Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

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

For landlords sizing up Sagamore Village in Portland, census tract 23005002001 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $389 monthly, set against $76,094 in average yearly household income, roughly 6% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
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
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 401 tracts In Maine
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 5

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 / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 002001Portland: 5.95.9Portlandparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg 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

The heaviest input here 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

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 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
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 5/10, 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.

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