Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Central Gloucester Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25009221400 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,889 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

25009221400 is a census tract in the Central Gloucester Historic District area of Gloucester, MA. It scores 7.7/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,889 residents. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 25% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,485

Renter share48.5%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate21.9%

Median income$70,707

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6215, -70.6572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Gloucester Historic District scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gloucester

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

21.9% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,389 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gloucester

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gloucester

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gloucester

6.8

How Central Gloucester Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

63%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central Gloucester Historic District. 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Gloucester Historic District

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10. Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10.

SNAP participation runs 23.6% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009221400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221400?

Census tract 25009221400 in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (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 25009221400?

Median gross rent is $1,389/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221400?

21.9% of residents in tract 25009221400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,889.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 72th, minority 36th, housing 85th.

Is tract 25009221400 considered part of Central Gloucester Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009221400 fall within Central Gloucester Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009221400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221400 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221400 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Gloucester at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gloucester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gloucester

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