Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Fish Flake Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Beverly
Tract 25009217402 ·
Essex County, MA · pop 3,450 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 25009217402 covers part of the Fish Flake Hill Historic District area of Beverly, MA, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,450 residents. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%Stable renters 26%Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,938
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$84,141
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Fish Flake Hill Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
78th percentile
#3 of 10 tracts In Beverly
High
Within county
66th percentile
#60 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Elevated
Within state
58th percentile
#678 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Beverly and the region
Centroid at 42.5423, -70.8831 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fish Flake Hill Historic District scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Beverly
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,808 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Beverly
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Beverly
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Beverly
6.3
How Fish Flake Hill Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
45%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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.
9.1%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
6.4%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fish Flake Hill Historic District
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.3/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10.
Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.8% against 11.3% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Essex County average of 6.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,808, close to the Beverly average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $84,141. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009217402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009217402?
Census tract 25009217402 in the Fish Flake Hill Historic District neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 25009217402?
Median gross rent is $1,808/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009217402?
9.3% of residents in tract 25009217402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009217402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 32th, minority 36th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 25009217402 considered part of Fish Flake Hill Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009217402 fall within Fish Flake Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009217402 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009217402 compare to Beverly overall?
Tract 25009217402 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Beverly at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beverly eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Beverly
Top eight tracts in Beverly ranked by composite eviction-risk score.