Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Ferry Village Eviction Risk: Lower , South Portland
Tract 23005003500 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,078 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 23005003500 sits in the Ferry Village neighborhood of South Portland eviction risk, Maine eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 46% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,417 a month against an average household income of $64,889 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,039
Renter share45.2%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$64,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Portland and the region
Centroid at 43.6463, -70.2324 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferry Village scores 3.4
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Ferry Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ferry Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferry Village
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 South Portland 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 53rd 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% 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 23005003500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005003500?
Census tract 23005003500 in the Ferry Village neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 23005003500?
Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005003500?
8.3% of residents in tract 23005003500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005003500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 36th, minority 19th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 23005003500 considered part of Ferry Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005003500 fall within Ferry Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005003500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005003500 compare to South Portland overall?
Tract 23005003500 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of South Portland at 4.8/10. 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.
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