Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Yarmouth Junction Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005004401 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 5,856 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Yarmouth Junction neighborhood of Yarmouth, census tract 23005004401 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,611 a month against an average household income of $105,395 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,134
Renter share20.2%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$105,395
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Yarmouth and the region
Centroid at 43.8126, -70.1865 · click any tract to drill in
Why Yarmouth Junction scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Yarmouth
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,611 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Yarmouth
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Yarmouth
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Yarmouth
6.2
How Yarmouth Junction compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 6.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.4%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Yarmouth Junction
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Yarmouth 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 34th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% 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 23005004401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004401?
Census tract 23005004401 in the Yarmouth Junction neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 23005004401?
Median gross rent is $1,611/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004401?
13.4% of residents in tract 23005004401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,856.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 28th, minority 6th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004401 considered part of Yarmouth Junction?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004401 fall within Yarmouth Junction (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004401 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005004401 compare to Yarmouth overall?
Tract 23005004401 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Yarmouth at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Yarmouth eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Yarmouth
Top eight tracts in Yarmouth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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