Charter Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
3 census tracts · pop 14,381 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 6.9–8
Charter Street Historic District spans 3 census tracts of Salem, MA and houses 14,381 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 32.3% citywide, putting Charter Street Historic District 18.1% over its own city.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.9 to 8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
Average gross rent runs $1,770, close to the Salem average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $80,463.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Charter Street Historic District vs SalemHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Charter Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.6%Food insecurity
18.5%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
28.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Charter Street Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Charter Street Historic District?
Charter Street Historic District scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Charter Street Historic District compare to Salem overall?
Charter Street Historic District scores 0.8 points higher than Salem overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,770 vs $1,836.
Q3
What is the average rent in Charter Street Historic District?
Average gross rent in Charter Street Historic District is $1,770/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Charter Street Historic District residents are renters?
61% of Charter Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Salem). The neighborhood has 14,381 residents.
Q5
Is Charter Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Charter Street Historic District sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Charter Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Charter Street Historic District is census tract 25009204300 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.9 to 8, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Charter Street Historic District for landlords?
Charter Street Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Salem as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Charter Street Historic District?
Charter Street Historic District has 13,773 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Hispanic / Latino (24.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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