Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

North Deering Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005002101 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 6,217 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 23005002101 runs through the North Deering area of Portland. With 6,217 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #54,460 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,198 monthly, set against $115,644 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 8% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units2,470

Renter share18.4%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate5.5%

Median income$115,644

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.7067, -70.2861 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Deering scores 4.1

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

5.5% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,198 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 North Deering compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

16%Socioeconomic
36%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Deering. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Deering

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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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 23005002101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002101?

Census tract 23005002101 in the North Deering neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 23005002101?

Median gross rent is $1,198/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002101?

5.5% of residents in tract 23005002101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,217.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 36th, minority 33th, housing 41th.

Is tract 23005002101 considered part of North Deering?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002101 fall within North Deering (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005002101 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005002101 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005002101 scores 4.1/10, 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.