Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Cousins Island Eviction Risk: Lower , Yarmouth
Tract 23005004402 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,128 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 4.6/10, tract 23005004402 in the Cousins Island area of Yarmouth ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,128 residents. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,831 a month while the average household earns $109,410 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,337
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$109,410
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Yarmouth and the region
Centroid at 43.7681, -70.1352 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cousins Island scores 2.3
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
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,831 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 Cousins Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.0%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cousins Island
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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 23005004402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004402?
Census tract 23005004402 in the Cousins Island neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 23005004402?
Median gross rent is $1,831/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004402?
2.1% of residents in tract 23005004402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,128.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 44th, minority 12th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004402 considered part of Cousins Island?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004402 fall within Cousins Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004402 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005004402 compare to Yarmouth overall?
Tract 23005004402 scores 2.3/10, 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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