Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Bearskin Neck Eviction Risk: Lower , Rockport
Tract 25009220101 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,952 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 25009220101 covers the Bearskin Neck area of Rockport, home to 3,952 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #8,115 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,020 a month against an average household income of $93,571 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,856
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$93,571
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockport and the region
Centroid at 42.6407, -70.6203 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bearskin Neck scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,020 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockport
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockport
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockport
5.8
How Bearskin Neck 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.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bearskin Neck. 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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 2.4%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bearskin Neck
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 inherited from Rockport, 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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.
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 25009220101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009220101?
Census tract 25009220101 in the Bearskin Neck neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 25009220101?
Median gross rent is $2,020/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009220101?
2.4% of residents in tract 25009220101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,952.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009220101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 22th, minority 9th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 25009220101 considered part of Bearskin Neck?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009220101 fall within Bearskin Neck (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009220101 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009220101 compare to Rockport overall?
Tract 25009220101 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Rockport at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockport
Top eight tracts in Rockport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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