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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Ocean Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Old Orchard Beach

Tract 23031006106 · York County, ME · pop 2,426 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 23031006106 reflects conditions in Ocean Park in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $937 monthly, set against $88,478 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 21% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,292
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$88,478

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Ocean Park
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Old Orchard Beach
Very Low
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 58 tracts In York County
High
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#197 of 401 tracts In Maine
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Orchard Beach and the region

Centroid at 43.5140, -70.3824 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ocean Park scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Old Orchard Beach
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$937 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Old Orchard Beach
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Old Orchard Beach
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Old Orchard Beach
7.1

How Ocean Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ocean Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 006106Old Orchard Beach: 4.74.7Old Orchard Beachparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ocean Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ocean Park

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Old Orchard Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the York County average of 4.8 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 8.3% 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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 23031006106

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031006106?

Census tract 23031006106 in the Ocean Park neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 23031006106?

Median gross rent is $937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031006106?

13.3% of residents in tract 23031006106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,426.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031006106?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 18th, minority 8th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 23031006106 considered part of Ocean Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031006106 fall within Ocean Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23031006106 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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.
Q7

How does tract 23031006106 compare to Old Orchard Beach overall?

Tract 23031006106 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Old Orchard Beach at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Old Orchard Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Old Orchard Beach

Top eight tracts in Old Orchard Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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