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North Windham Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 23005004805 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,122 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In North Windham in North Windham, census tract 23005004805 scores 3.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 4% of US census tracts.

14% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,092 monthly, set against $111,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 27% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,408
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$111,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In North Windham
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In North Windham
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#73 of 80 tracts In Cumberland County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#391 of 401 tracts In Maine
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Windham and the region

Centroid at 43.8544, -70.4341 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Windham scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Windham
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Windham
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Windham
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Windham
3.3

How North Windham compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Windham risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.51.5This tracttract 004805North Windham: 4.24.2North Windhamparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Windham

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 4.5/10. 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 North Windham 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 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 23005004805

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005004805?

Census tract 23005004805 in the North Windham neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 23005004805?

Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23005004805?

2.2% of residents in tract 23005004805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,122.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23005004805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 48th, minority 15th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 23005004805 considered part of North Windham?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005004805 fall within North Windham (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23005004805 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23005004805 compare to North Windham overall?

Tract 23005004805 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of North Windham at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Windham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Windham

Top eight tracts in North Windham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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