Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Cumberland Mills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westbrook
Tract 23005002800 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,295 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 23005002800 belongs to Cumberland Mills in Westbrook, Maine. It is home to 3,295 residents and scores 5.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #36,024 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,351 a month while the average household earns $48,095 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,652
Renter share58.5%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$48,095
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westbrook and the region
Centroid at 43.6750, -70.3402 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cumberland Mills scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westbrook
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,351 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westbrook
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westbrook
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westbrook
5.5
How Cumberland Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 20.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.9%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cumberland Mills
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Westbrook 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 above 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 51st 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% 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 23005002800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002800?
Census tract 23005002800 in the Cumberland Mills neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 23005002800?
Median gross rent is $1,351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002800?
24.1% of residents in tract 23005002800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,295.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 43th, minority 27th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 23005002800 considered part of Cumberland Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002800 fall within Cumberland Mills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005002800 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005002800 compare to Westbrook overall?
Tract 23005002800 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Westbrook at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westbrook eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westbrook
Top eight tracts in Westbrook ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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