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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Hallowell Overlook Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 23011010700 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 2,558 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Hallowell Overlook in Hallowell anchors census tract 23011010700, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $830 a month while the average household earns $58,811 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 27% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,317
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$58,811

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hallowell Overlook
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hallowell
Moderate
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 36 tracts In Kennebec County
Elevated
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#160 of 401 tracts In Maine
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hallowell and the region

Centroid at 44.2872, -69.8180 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hallowell Overlook scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hallowell
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$830 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hallowell
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hallowell
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hallowell
5.4

How Hallowell Overlook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hallowell Overlook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 010700Hallowell: 4.24.2Hallowellparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hallowell Overlook

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Hallowell 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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 23011010700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010700?

Census tract 23011010700 in the Hallowell Overlook neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 23011010700?

Median gross rent is $830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010700?

12.1% of residents in tract 23011010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,558.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 33th, minority 0th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 23011010700 considered part of Hallowell Overlook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23011010700 fall within Hallowell Overlook (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23011010700 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23011010700 compare to Hallowell overall?

Tract 23011010700 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Hallowell at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hallowell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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