Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Milliken Mills Eviction Risk: Lower , Dunstan
Tract 23005017307 · Cumberland County, ME · pop 2,528 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 23005017307 belongs to the Milliken Mills neighborhood of Dunstan, Maine. It is home to 2,528 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,950 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,457 a month against an average household income of $161,132 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,124
Renter share5.6%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$161,132
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunstan and the region
Centroid at 43.5563, -70.3689 · click any tract to drill in
Why Milliken Mills scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunstan
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,457 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunstan
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunstan
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunstan
6.2
How Milliken Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 10%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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.6%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Milliken Mills
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 Dunstan 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 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 3rd 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 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% 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 23005017307
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23005017307?
Census tract 23005017307 in the Milliken Mills neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 23005017307?
Median gross rent is $1,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23005017307?
3.0% of residents in tract 23005017307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,528.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23005017307?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 10th, minority 10th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 23005017307 considered part of Milliken Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23005017307 fall within Milliken Mills (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23005017307 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23005017307 compare to Dunstan overall?
Tract 23005017307 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Dunstan at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunstan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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