Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
City of Amesbury Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009266300 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,779 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
For landlords sizing up City of Amesbury in Essex, census tract 25009266300 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,525 monthly, set against $112,819 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,771
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$112,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Essex County and the region
Centroid at 42.8431, -70.9246 · click any tract to drill in
Why City of Amesbury scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,525 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How City of Amesbury compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within City of Amesbury. 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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in City of Amesbury
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Essex County average of 6.5 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009266300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009266300?
Census tract 25009266300 in the City of Amesbury neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 25009266300?
Median gross rent is $1,525/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009266300?
7.0% of residents in tract 25009266300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,779.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009266300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 49th, minority 25th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 25009266300 considered part of City of Amesbury?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009266300 fall within City of Amesbury (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009266300 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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