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Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Ipswich Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25009223300 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,833 · 2% of tract blocks fall in Ipswich

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 25009223300 in Ipswich, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,833 residents. 38% 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
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 8% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,165
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$146,144

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Ipswich
Very Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#133 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#1,232 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ipswich and the region

Centroid at 42.6725, -70.8908 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ipswich scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ipswich
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,684 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ipswich
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ipswich
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ipswich
4.6

How Ipswich compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ipswich risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 2233005.9Ipswichparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ipswich

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Food insecurity runs 7.1% against 17.8% nationally.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,684, 10% above the Ipswich average. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $146,144, annual rent is just 14%. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points cooler.

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 25009223300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009223300?

Census tract 25009223300 in Ipswich scores 4.7/10 (Moderate 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 25009223300?

Median gross rent is $1,684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009223300?

6.7% of residents in tract 25009223300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,833.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009223300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 8th, minority 8th, housing 15th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25009223300 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25009223300 compare to Ipswich overall?

Tract 25009223300 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Ipswich at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ipswich; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ipswich

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

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