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Neighborhood · Lawrence, MA

Jackson Terrace Historic District Eviction Risk: High

5 census tracts · pop 22,175 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9/10 · range 9–9

Jackson Terrace Historic District spans 5 census tracts of Lawrence, MA, population 22,175. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Lawrence baseline of 34.9%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Food insecurity affects 39.6% of adults, 21.8 points above the national rate.

Set annual rent against average household income of $55,954 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.2/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

21.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $1,554, 6% below the Lawrence average of $1,662.

Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Lawrence, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Downtown Lawrence Historic District and American Woolen Mill Housing District score within a fraction of it.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Jackson Terrace Historic District vs Lawrence How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
60.8% +74%
Lawrence: 34.9%
Average gross rent
$1,554 -6%
Lawrence: $1,662
Average HH income
$55,954 -3%
Lawrence: $57,903
Poverty rate
21.0% +15%
Lawrence: 18.2%
Renter share
72.4% +1%
Lawrence: 71.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jackson Terrace Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 9–9

Why Jackson Terrace Historic District scores 9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Rent control risk
61% of income on rent · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
72% renter households · Range 9.8–9.8 across tracts
9.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Economic stress
21.0% below poverty line · Range 3.6–8.8 across tracts
5.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.3 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Jackson Terrace Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jackson Terrace Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.0Jackson Terrace HiNeighborhood7.6Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0 points from 9 to 9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Jackson Terrace Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25009250800 9 8,550 55% $1,671
25009250700 9 5,484 75% $1,829
25009250100 9 3,809 50% $1,109
25009250900 9 2,425 62% $1,382
25009251000 9 1,907 63% $1,345
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 91%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jackson Terrace Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Jackson Terrace Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Jackson Terrace Historic District scores 9/10 (High tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Jackson Terrace Historic District compare to Lawrence overall?

Jackson Terrace Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Lawrence overall (7.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,554 vs $1,662.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Average gross rent in Jackson Terrace Historic District is $1,554/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jackson Terrace Historic District residents are renters?

72% of Jackson Terrace Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 72% in Lawrence). The neighborhood has 22,175 residents.
Q5

Is Jackson Terrace Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Jackson Terrace Historic District sits in the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Jackson Terrace Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Jackson Terrace Historic District is census tract 25009250800 (score 9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9 to 9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Jackson Terrace Historic District for landlords?

Jackson Terrace Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lawrence as a whole (7.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Jackson Terrace Historic District has 22,006 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (86%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (1.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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