Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Dirigo Corner Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23011020000 · Kennebec County, ME · pop 4,434 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
For landlords sizing up the Dirigo Corner area of Kennebec, census tract 23011020000 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,000 a month against an average household income of $93,825 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,855
Renter share9.0%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$93,825
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kennebec County and the region
Centroid at 44.4145, -69.5353 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dirigo Corner scores 3.1
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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,000 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Dirigo Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dirigo Corner
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty 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 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 in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 23011020000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23011020000?
Census tract 23011020000 in the Dirigo Corner neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 23011020000?
Median gross rent is $1,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23011020000?
7.5% of residents in tract 23011020000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,434.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23011020000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 8th, minority 4th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 23011020000 considered part of Dirigo Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23011020000 fall within Dirigo Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23011020000 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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