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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Salisbury Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25009267104 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,136

How risky is Salisbury for landlords? Census tract 25009267104 scores 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,091 a month against an average household income of $83,983 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 20% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,137
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$83,983

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Salisbury
Very High
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#107 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Low
Within state
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#1,105 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Salisbury and the region

Centroid at 42.8311, -70.8395 · click any tract to drill in

Why Salisbury scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Salisbury
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,091 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salisbury
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salisbury
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salisbury
5.7

How Salisbury compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Salisbury risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 267104Salisbury: 5.75.7Salisburyparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Salisbury

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Salisbury, 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.

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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% 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 25009267104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009267104?

Census tract 25009267104 in Salisbury scores 2.2/10 (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 25009267104?

Median gross rent is $2,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009267104?

4.7% of residents in tract 25009267104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,136.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009267104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 44th, minority 25th, housing 49th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25009267104 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25009267104 compare to Salisbury overall?

Tract 25009267104 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Salisbury at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salisbury; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Salisbury

Top eight tracts in Salisbury ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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