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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

Frenchtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westbrook

Tract 23005002902 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,354 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 23005002902 in the Frenchtown area of Westbrook, ME reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,354. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 33% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,513
Renter share45.7%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$85,757

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Frenchtown
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Westbrook
Moderate
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#48 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
Moderate
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#165 of 401 tracts In Maine
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westbrook and the region

Centroid at 43.6741, -70.3744 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frenchtown scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Frenchtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Frenchtown risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.4This tracttract 0029024.4Westbrookparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frenchtown

Cost burden runs 27% here against 38.5% across Cumberland County. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,130, 19% below the Westbrook average.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.5/10. Food insecurity runs 9.1% against 17.8% nationally. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.1/10.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $85,757, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition 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.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 23005002902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005002902?

Census tract 23005002902 in the Frenchtown neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 23005002902?

Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005002902?

4.9% of residents in tract 23005002902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,354.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005002902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 8th, minority 20th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 23005002902 considered part of Frenchtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005002902 fall within Frenchtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23005002902 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23005002902 compare to Westbrook overall?

Tract 23005002902 scores 4.4/10, 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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