2 census tracts · pop 6,973 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.8–6
Bearskin Neck takes in 2 census tracts of Rockport, MA and houses 6,973 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Rockport rate of 38.9%.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 2.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $1,893 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Rockport commands.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $93,279. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bearskin Neck vs RockportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bearskin Neck
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
8.5%SNAP enrollment
2.8%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bearskin Neck
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bearskin Neck?
Bearskin Neck scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Bearskin Neck compare to Rockport overall?
Bearskin Neck scores 0.4 points lower than Rockport overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,893 vs $1,777.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bearskin Neck?
Average gross rent in Bearskin Neck is $1,893/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bearskin Neck residents are renters?
31% of Bearskin Neck households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Rockport). The neighborhood has 6,973 residents.
Q5
Is Bearskin Neck a high social-vulnerability area?
Bearskin Neck sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Bearskin Neck have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bearskin Neck is census tract 25009220102 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 6, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Bearskin Neck for landlords?
Bearskin Neck carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rockport as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bearskin Neck?
Bearskin Neck has 6,977 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
