Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Ruin Corner Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031022000 · York County, ME · pop 3,920 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 23031022000 (the Ruin Corner area of York, Maine) comes in at 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #59,948 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,108 monthly, set against $78,558 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,616
Renter share7.9%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$78,558
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across York County and the region
Centroid at 43.7458, -70.6998 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ruin Corner scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,108 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Ruin Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.3%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ruin Corner
The heaviest input here 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 about the same as the York County average of 4.8 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 5th 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 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 23031022000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031022000?
Census tract 23031022000 in the Ruin Corner neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 23031022000?
Median gross rent is $1,108/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031022000?
4.3% of residents in tract 23031022000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,920.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031022000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 7th, minority 14th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 23031022000 considered part of Ruin Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031022000 fall within Ruin Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23031022000 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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