Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Buffum Hill Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 23031034005 · York County, ME · pop 1,248 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Buffum Hill neighborhood of York anchors census tract 23031034005, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,160 a month while the average household earns $62,829 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
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
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
37
th percentile
Low
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 3.3
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
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Maine eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the York County average of 4.8 and in line with the Maine statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% 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 16th 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 23031034005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 23031034005?
Census tract 23031034005 in the Buffum Hill neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 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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