Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Saugus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009208401 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,200
For landlords sizing up Saugus, census tract 25009208401 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,284 monthly, set against $114,706 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,198
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$114,706
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Saugus and the region
Centroid at 42.4876, -71.0308 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saugus scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Saugus
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$3,284 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Saugus
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Saugus
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Saugus
5.3
How Saugus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saugus
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 Saugus eviction risk, 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 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% 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 25009208401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009208401?
Census tract 25009208401 in Saugus scores 1.6/10 (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 25009208401?
Median gross rent is $3,284/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009208401?
4.9% of residents in tract 25009208401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,200.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009208401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 54th, minority 18th, housing 83th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25009208401 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25009208401 compare to Saugus overall?
Tract 25009208401 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Saugus at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Saugus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Saugus
Top eight tracts in Saugus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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