Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Gardiner Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 23011010900 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 1,688
Eviction risk in Gardiner eviction risk in Kennebec County centers on tract 23011010900, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,688 residents. On the national scale it ranks #21,034 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $847 a month while the average household earns $44,500 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units788
Renter share40.4%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$44,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gardiner and the region
Centroid at 44.2249, -69.7984 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardiner scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gardiner
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gardiner
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gardiner
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gardiner
5.7
How Gardiner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.9%Food insecurity
- 26.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 12.1%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 42.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardiner
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Gardiner 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 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% 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 23011010900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011010900?
Census tract 23011010900 in Gardiner scores 4.8/10 (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 23011010900?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011010900?
23.4% of residents in tract 23011010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,688.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011010900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 12th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 23011010900 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 23011010900 compare to Gardiner overall?
Tract 23011010900 scores 4.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Gardiner at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gardiner eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gardiner
Top eight tracts in Gardiner ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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