Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Peabody Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25009210600 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,744

25009210600 is a census tract in Peabody, MA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,744. 24% 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

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 16% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,687

Renter share31.2%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$93,618

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peabody and the region

Centroid at 42.5095, -70.9413 · click any tract to drill in

Why Peabody scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Peabody

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

5.9% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,707 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Peabody

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Peabody

7.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Peabody

6.1

How Peabody compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

51%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
14.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Peabody

The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. At $1,707 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Peabody commands.

Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Essex County average of 6.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $93,618. 31% 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 25009210600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009210600?

Census tract 25009210600 in Peabody scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 25009210600?

Median gross rent is $1,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009210600?

5.9% of residents in tract 25009210600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,744.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009210600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 85th, minority 36th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 25009210600 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009210600 compare to Peabody overall?

Tract 25009210600 scores 6/10, right in line with the parent city of Peabody at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peabody eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Peabody

Top eight tracts in Peabody ranked by composite eviction-risk score.