Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Augusta
Tract 23011010400 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 2,743 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 23011010400 covers part of the Orchard Hill area of Augusta, ME, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,743 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,339
Renter share58.6%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$49,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Augusta and the region
Centroid at 44.3093, -69.7968 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Hill scores 5.1
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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$946 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Orchard Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Orchard Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.1%Food insecurity
- 17.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Hill
Against Kennebec County at 37.6%, 29% of renters here are cost-burdened. 11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 6.9/10. It sits 0.8 points above the Kennebec County average of 4.3. On the softer side, economic stress reads 3.1/10.
Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $946, close to the Augusta average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $49,531. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 23011010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010400?
Census tract 23011010400 in the Orchard Hill neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 23011010400?
Median gross rent is $946/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010400?
12.4% of residents in tract 23011010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,743.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 97th, minority 6th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 23011010400 considered part of Orchard Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23011010400 fall within Orchard Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23011010400 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23011010400 compare to Augusta overall?
Tract 23011010400 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Augusta at 4.6/10. 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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