Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
East Deering Eviction Risk: Elevated , Portland
Tract 23005002300 ·
Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,717 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 23005002300 in the East Deering area of Portland, ME reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,717 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.4/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%Stable renters 31%Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,579
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$97,721
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In East Deering
Moderate
Within parent city
32th percentile
#14 of 20 tracts In Portland
Low
Within county
76th percentile
#20 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
High
Within state
94th percentile
#26 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6895, -70.2562 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Deering scores 6.4
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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,599 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 East Deering compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
45%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
61%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.
9.8%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Deering
Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.4 points above the Cumberland County average of 5.0.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10. Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 3/10. On the national scale it lands near the 81st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 42% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,599, close to the Portland average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $97,721.
53% 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 23005002300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002300?
Census tract 23005002300 in the East Deering neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 23005002300?
Median gross rent is $1,599/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002300?
9.5% of residents in tract 23005002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,717.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 9th, minority 33th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 23005002300 considered part of East Deering?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002300 fall within East Deering (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005002300 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005002300 compare to Portland overall?
Tract 23005002300 scores 6.4/10, right in line with 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
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