Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
West End Eviction Risk: Lower , Newburyport
Tract 25009268100 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,618 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In West End in Newburyport, census tract 25009268100 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,375 a month while the average household earns $234,167 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units916
Renter share2.8%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$234,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newburyport and the region
Centroid at 42.8180, -70.9243 · click any tract to drill in
Why West End scores 1.4
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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,375 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 West End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 2.2%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 20.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West End
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as the Essex County average of 6.5 and above 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 3rd 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 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009268100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009268100?
Census tract 25009268100 in the West End neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 25009268100?
Median gross rent is $3,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009268100?
5.7% of residents in tract 25009268100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,618.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009268100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 20th, minority 24th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 25009268100 considered part of West End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009268100 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009268100 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009268100 compare to Newburyport overall?
Tract 25009268100 scores 1.4/10, 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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