Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
West Kennebunk Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 23031028001 · York County, ME · pop 3,315 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
23031028001 is a census tract in the West Kennebunk area of West Kennebunk, ME. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 42%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,370
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$97,143
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Kennebunk and the region
Centroid at 43.4191, -70.5837 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Kennebunk scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Kennebunk
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Maine legislature & governorship
4.0
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,437 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Kennebunk
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Kennebunk
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Kennebunk
7.8
How West Kennebunk compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Kennebunk
Cost burden runs 58% here against 39.3% across York County. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.8/10. Food insecurity runs 7.3% against 17.8% nationally.
At $1,437 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of West Kennebunk commands. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 12% 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.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $97,143, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23031028001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031028001?
Census tract 23031028001 in the West Kennebunk neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 23031028001?
Median gross rent is $1,437/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031028001?
5.3% of residents in tract 23031028001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,315.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031028001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 42th, minority 2th, housing 20th.
Q5
Is tract 23031028001 considered part of West Kennebunk?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031028001 fall within West Kennebunk (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23031028001 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 23031028001 compare to West Kennebunk overall?
Tract 23031028001 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Kennebunk at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Kennebunk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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