Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Cumberland Center Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005004201 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 4,303 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
How risky is the Cumberland Center area of Cumberland Center for landlords? Census tract 23005004201 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #51,458 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $773 a month against an average household income of $141,181 a year, roughly 7% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,417
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$141,181
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cumberland Center and the region
Centroid at 43.7956, -70.2811 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cumberland Center scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cumberland Center
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$773 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cumberland Center
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cumberland Center
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cumberland Center
7.6
How Cumberland Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.2%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 21.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cumberland Center
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Cumberland Center 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 in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005004201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004201?
Census tract 23005004201 in the Cumberland Center neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 23005004201?
Median gross rent is $773/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004201?
1.8% of residents in tract 23005004201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 8th, minority 13th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004201 considered part of Cumberland Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004201 fall within Cumberland Center (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004201 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005004201 compare to Cumberland Center overall?
Tract 23005004201 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Cumberland Center at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cumberland Center eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cumberland Center
Top eight tracts in Cumberland Center ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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