Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Charter Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Salem
Tract 25009204200 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,177 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 25009204200 covers part of the Charter Street Historic District area of Salem, MA, and scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,177. 42% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,409
Renter share63.9%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$86,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salem and the region
Centroid at 42.5149, -70.8966 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charter Street Historic District scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Salem
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salem
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salem
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salem
6.9
How Charter Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Charter Street Historic District. 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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charter Street Historic District
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10.
Cost burden runs 57% here against 50.7% across Essex County. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,865, close to the Salem average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $86,845. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009204200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009204200?
Census tract 25009204200 in the Charter Street Historic District neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 25009204200?
Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009204200?
14.7% of residents in tract 25009204200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,177.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009204200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 21th, minority 53th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 25009204200 considered part of Charter Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009204200 fall within Charter Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009204200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009204200 compare to Salem overall?
Tract 25009204200 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Salem at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salem eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Salem
Top eight tracts in Salem ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MA
Charter Street Historic District
8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MA
25009204701
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MA
25009204400
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Vinnin Square
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Charter Street Historic District
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Federal Street District
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Federal Street District
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Downtown Salem District
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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