Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
South Gorham Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005004001 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,049 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
23005004001 is a census tract in the South Gorham area of Gorham, ME. It scores 3.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,049. 16% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Cumberland County average of 38.5%.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,152
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$108,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
25
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gorham and the region
Centroid at 43.6588, -70.4142 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Gorham scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gorham
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,338 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gorham
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gorham
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gorham
4.6
How South Gorham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Gorham
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. It sits 1.4 points below the Cumberland County average of 5.0.
Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.8/10.
At $1,338 a month, rents run 15% under what the rest of Gorham commands. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 6% 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. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $108,750, annual rent is just 15%.
Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. 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 23005004001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004001?
Census tract 23005004001 in the South Gorham neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 23005004001?
Median gross rent is $1,338/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004001?
6.3% of residents in tract 23005004001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,049.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 16th, minority 29th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004001 considered part of South Gorham?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004001 fall within South Gorham (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004001 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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 23005004001 compare to Gorham overall?
Tract 23005004001 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Gorham at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gorham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gorham
Top eight tracts in Gorham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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