Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Dow Corner Eviction Risk: Lower , Standish
Tract 23005017003 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 3,323 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 23005017003 belongs to the Dow Corner neighborhood of Standish, Maine. It is home to 3,323 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.
About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $963 monthly, set against $102,731 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,399
Renter share8.3%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$102,731
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Standish and the region
Centroid at 43.7227, -70.5902 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dow Corner scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Standish
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$963 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Standish
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Standish
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Standish
3.7
How Dow Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dow Corner
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 4.8/10. 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 Standish, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 23005017003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005017003?
Census tract 23005017003 in the Dow Corner neighborhood scores 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 23005017003?
Median gross rent is $963/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005017003?
7.7% of residents in tract 23005017003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,323.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005017003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 3th, minority 14th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 23005017003 considered part of Dow Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005017003 fall within Dow Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005017003 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005017003 compare to Standish overall?
Tract 23005017003 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Standish at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Standish; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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