Neighborhood · Ranked #4,119 of 84,120 nationally

Jackson Terrace Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Lawrence

Tract 25009250700 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,484 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

25009250700 is a census tract in the Jackson Terrace Historic District area of Lawrence, MA. It scores 9/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,484. 41% 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

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 60% Stable renters 20% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,678

Renter share79.2%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate14.6%

Median income$58,471

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.7152, -71.1531 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jackson Terrace Historic District scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lawrence

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

14.6% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,829 rent vs county FMR

4.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lawrence

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lawrence

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lawrence

7.9

How Jackson Terrace Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

88%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Jackson Terrace 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.

29.0%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
35.9%Food insecurity
34.3%SNAP enrollment
17.0%Transit barriers
20.3%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jackson Terrace Historic District

roughly three in four of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Essex County average of 50.7%. Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 3.0 points.

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. SNAP participation runs 34.3% against 15.2% nationally.

Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income of $58,471, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity runs 35.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10.

Average gross rent is $1,829, 10% above the Lawrence average. Nationally it ranks #4,119 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.9/10.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25009250700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009250700?

Census tract 25009250700 in the Jackson Terrace Historic District neighborhood scores 9/10 (High 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 25009250700?

Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009250700?

14.6% of residents in tract 25009250700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,484.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009250700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 83th, minority 93th, housing 66th.

Is tract 25009250700 considered part of Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009250700 fall within Jackson Terrace Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009250700 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.0% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009250700 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009250700 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lawrence

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