Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
West Harpswell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23005017101 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,303 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The West Harpswell area of Cumberland anchors census tract 23005017101, which lands at 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,308 monthly, set against $95,038 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,127
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$95,038
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cumberland County and the region
Centroid at 43.7835, -70.0024 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Harpswell scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,308 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How West Harpswell 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.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Harpswell
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Maine eviction laws law, 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 below the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% 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 23005017101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005017101?
Census tract 23005017101 in the West Harpswell neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 23005017101?
Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005017101?
5.5% of residents in tract 23005017101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,303.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005017101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 8th, minority 3th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 23005017101 considered part of West Harpswell?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005017101 fall within West Harpswell (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005017101 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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