Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Buffum Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 23031034005 · York County, ME · pop 1,248 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 23031034005 in the Buffum Hill area of York County, ME reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 57% here against 39.3% across York County.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units683
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$62,829
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
75
th percentile
High
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across York County and the region
Centroid at 43.2998, -70.5791 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buffum Hill scores 5.1
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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,160 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 Buffum Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buffum Hill
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 8.3% against 17.8% nationally. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 3.1/10. Against the York County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
Housing insecurity runs 6.9% against 14.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 24% 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. Social vulnerability reads 2.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent runs $1,160 a month.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $62,829.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 23031034005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031034005?
Census tract 23031034005 in the Buffum Hill neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 23031034005?
Median gross rent is $1,160/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 23031034005?
12.2% of residents in tract 23031034005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,248.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 23031034005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 30th, minority 0th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 23031034005 considered part of Buffum Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 23031034005 fall within Buffum Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 23031034005 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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.
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