Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Togus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23011010602 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 2,775 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 23011010602 belongs to Togus in Kennebec, Maine. It is home to 2,775 residents and scores 4.2/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
6% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,368 monthly, set against $82,586 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,040
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$82,586
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennebec County and the region
Centroid at 44.2664, -69.7302 · click any tract to drill in
Why Togus scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,368 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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 Togus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.1%Food insecurity
- 17.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 36.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Togus
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 below the Kennebec County average of 5.2 and below the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23011010602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010602?
Census tract 23011010602 in the Togus neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 23011010602?
Median gross rent is $1,368/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 6% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010602?
11.4% of residents in tract 23011010602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,775.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 87th, minority 6th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 23011010602 considered part of Togus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23011010602 fall within Togus (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23011010602 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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