Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally

Central Gloucester Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25009221700 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,696 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 25009221700 covers part of the Central Gloucester Historic District area of Gloucester, MA, and scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,696 residents. 40% 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

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 25% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,303

Renter share50.7%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$75,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6158, -70.6740 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Gloucester Historic District scores 6.9

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

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,621 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 26

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

50%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
16%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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
30.0%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. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.4/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10.

Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. At $1,621 a month, rents run 15% over what the rest of Gloucester commands.

Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3.3/10 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.

51% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $75,795. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009221700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221700?

Census tract 25009221700 in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 25009221700?

Median gross rent is $1,621/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221700?

9.4% of residents in tract 25009221700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,696.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 30th, minority 13th, housing 16th.

Is tract 25009221700 considered part of Central Gloucester Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009221700 fall within Central Gloucester Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009221700 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221700 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221700 scores 6.9/10, 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.