Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
West Kennebunk Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031028001 · York County, ME · pop 3,315 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 23031028001 covers the West Kennebunk area of West Kennebunk, home to 3,315 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,437 a month while the average household earns $97,143 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
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
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
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 2.6
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
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 West Kennebunk, 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 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 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 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of West Kennebunk at 4.8/10. 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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