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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Biddeford Pool Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 23031025400 · York County, ME · pop 2,364 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 23031025400 covers part of the Biddeford Pool area of Biddeford, ME, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,364. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 7% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units670
Renter share13.0%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$85,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Biddeford Pool
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Biddeford
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 58 tracts In York County
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#119 of 401 tracts In Maine
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Biddeford and the region

Centroid at 43.4473, -70.3756 · click any tract to drill in

Why Biddeford Pool scores 4.9

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
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,636 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 Biddeford Pool compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Biddeford Pool risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.9This tracttract 0254004.5Biddefordparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

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 Biddeford Pool

Average gross rent is $1,636, 27% above the Biddeford average. Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Against York County at 39.3%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.9/10. It sits 0.6 points above the York County average of 4.3.

Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $85,000.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 23031025400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031025400?

Census tract 23031025400 in the Biddeford Pool neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 23031025400?

Median gross rent is $1,636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 23031025400?

11.5% of residents in tract 23031025400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,364.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 23031025400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 7th, minority 7th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 23031025400 considered part of Biddeford Pool?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031025400 fall within Biddeford Pool (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 23031025400 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 23031025400 compare to Biddeford overall?

Tract 23031025400 scores 4.9/10, 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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