Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
The Hamlet Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westbrook
Tract 23005002901 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,091 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 23005002901 sits in the The Hamlet area of Westbrook eviction risk, ME, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. It is home to 4,091 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.3/10.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,085
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$79,655
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westbrook and the region
Centroid at 43.6549, -70.3739 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Hamlet 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
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,557 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 The Hamlet compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Hamlet
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Cumberland County average of 38.5%. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.
Food insecurity runs 9.0% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,557 a month, rents run 12% over what the rest of Westbrook commands. On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
It tracks the Cumberland County average of 5.0 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005002901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002901?
Census tract 23005002901 in the The Hamlet 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 23005002901?
Median gross rent is $1,557/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002901?
5.3% of residents in tract 23005002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 22th, minority 26th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 23005002901 considered part of The Hamlet?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002901 fall within The Hamlet (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005002901 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005002901 compare to Westbrook overall?
Tract 23005002901 scores 4.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Westbrook at 4.4/10. 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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