Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally
Cushing Briggs Eviction Risk: Elevated , Freeport
Tract 23005004502 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 5,254 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
23005004502 is a census tract in the Cushing Briggs area of Freeport, ME. It scores 6.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,254. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Cumberland County average of 38.5%.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,259
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$111,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Freeport and the region
Centroid at 43.8233, -70.0886 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cushing Briggs scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Freeport
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,434 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Freeport
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Freeport
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Freeport
8.8
How Cushing Briggs 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.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cushing Briggs
Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.8/10.
Against the Cumberland County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.8 points. Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 7.1% against 14.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10. Against average income of $111,563, annual rent is just 15%.
Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23005004502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004502?
Census tract 23005004502 in the Cushing Briggs neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 23005004502?
Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004502?
10.1% of residents in tract 23005004502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,254.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 30th, minority 9th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 23005004502 considered part of Cushing Briggs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004502 fall within Cushing Briggs (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005004502 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005004502 compare to Freeport overall?
Tract 23005004502 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Freeport at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Freeport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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