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North Deering Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portland

Tract 23005002200 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,828 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 23005002200 sits in North Deering in Portland eviction risk, Maine eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,632 a month against an average household income of $87,744 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 26% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,138

Renter share40.5%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$87,744

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Portland and the region

Centroid at 43.6941, -70.2789 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Deering scores 4.9

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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,632 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 North Deering compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

32%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
30.1%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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23005002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002200?

Census tract 23005002200 in the North Deering neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 23005002200?

Median gross rent is $1,632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002200?

9.3% of residents in tract 23005002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,828.

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 60th, minority 36th, housing 95th.

Is tract 23005002200 considered part of North Deering?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002200 fall within North Deering (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 23005002200 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 23005002200 compare to Portland overall?

Tract 23005002200 scores 4.9/10, 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.