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Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Five Points Eviction Risk: Moderate , Biddeford

Tract 23031025206 · York County, ME · pop 5,190 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

23031025206 is a census tract in the Five Points area of Biddeford, ME. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,190 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 45% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,156
Renter share73.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate33.4%
Median income$58,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Five Points
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Biddeford
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 58 tracts In York County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 401 tracts In Maine
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Biddeford and the region

Centroid at 43.4830, -70.4493 · click any tract to drill in

Why Five Points scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Biddeford
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
33.4% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$1,219 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Biddeford
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Biddeford
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Biddeford
5.2

How Five Points compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Five Points risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 0252064.5Biddefordparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Five Points. 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 Five Points

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

This is renter territory: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.4/10. It sits 1.6 points above the York County average of 4.3.

SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 77th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the ME average is 4.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 23031025206

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031025206?

Census tract 23031025206 in the Five Points neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 23031025206?

Median gross rent is $1,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031025206?

33.4% of residents in tract 23031025206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,190.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031025206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 48th, minority 3th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 23031025206 considered part of Five Points?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031025206 fall within Five Points (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23031025206 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23031025206 compare to Biddeford overall?

Tract 23031025206 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Biddeford at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Biddeford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Biddeford

Top eight tracts in Biddeford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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