Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
River’s Edge Eviction Risk: Lower , Newburyport
Tract 25009268300 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,090 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 25009268300 reflects conditions in River's Edge in Newburyport, Massachusetts. That is riskier than about 53% of US census tracts.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $114,097 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,043
Renter share33.2%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$114,097
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newburyport and the region
Centroid at 42.8105, -70.8772 · click any tract to drill in
Why River’s Edge scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Newburyport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newburyport
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newburyport
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newburyport
3.7
How River’s Edge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River’s Edge
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.6/10. 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 inherited from Newburyport, 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 below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009268300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009268300?
Census tract 25009268300 in the River’s Edge neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 25009268300?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009268300?
4.9% of residents in tract 25009268300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,090.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009268300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 47th, minority 14th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 25009268300 considered part of River’s Edge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009268300 fall within River’s Edge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009268300 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009268300 compare to Newburyport overall?
Tract 25009268300 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Newburyport at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newburyport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Newburyport
Top eight tracts in Newburyport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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