Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Crocketts Corner Eviction Risk: Elevated , South Portland
Tract 23005003001 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,744 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 23005003001 in the Crocketts Corner area of South Portland, ME reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,744 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,791
Renter share19.3%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$72,415
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6286, -70.3063 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crocketts Corner scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Portland
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,211 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Portland
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Portland
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Portland
5.2
How Crocketts Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 10.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crocketts Corner
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,211 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of South Portland commands.
47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Cumberland County average of 38.5%. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points. Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.2/10. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005003001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003001?
Census tract 23005003001 in the Crocketts Corner neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 23005003001?
Median gross rent is $1,211/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003001?
3.9% of residents in tract 23005003001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,744.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 57th, minority 17th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003001 considered part of Crocketts Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003001 fall within Crocketts Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003001 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003001 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003001 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of South Portland at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South 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 South Portland
Top eight tracts in South Portland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related