Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
North Augusta Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 23011010200 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 4,008 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 23011010200 belongs to North Augusta in Augusta, Maine. It is home to 4,008 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,027 a month while the average household earns $43,161 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,032
Renter share43.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$43,161
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Augusta and the region
Centroid at 44.3615, -69.7921 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Augusta scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Augusta
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,027 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Augusta
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Augusta
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Augusta
6.9
How North Augusta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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.
- 14.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.6%Food insecurity
- 25.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 40.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Augusta
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Augusta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kennebec County average of 5.2 and above the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 23011010200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010200?
Census tract 23011010200 in the North Augusta neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 23011010200?
Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010200?
24.1% of residents in tract 23011010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,008.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 36th, minority 6th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 23011010200 considered part of North Augusta?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23011010200 fall within North Augusta (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23011010200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.7% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23011010200 compare to Augusta overall?
Tract 23011010200 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Augusta at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Augusta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Augusta
Top eight tracts in Augusta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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