Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
South Gorham Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005004001 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,049 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Here is how census tract 23005004001, in South Gorham in Gorham eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 3.9/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 3,049. That is riskier than about 10% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,338 a month while the average household earns $108,750 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
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
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very 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 1.8
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 heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.2/10. 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 Gorham eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cumberland County average of 4.5 and below the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
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 1.8/10 (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 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Gorham at 4.5/10. 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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