Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Federal Street District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Peabody

Tract 25009204702 · Essex County, MA · pop 6,410 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 25009204702 covers Federal Street District in Peabody in Massachusetts. Home to 6,410 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,201 a month while the average household earns $98,299 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 13% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units2,464

Renter share38.1%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate10.2%

Median income$98,299

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Peabody and the region

Centroid at 42.5107, -70.9207 · click any tract to drill in

Why Federal Street District scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Peabody

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

10.2% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,201 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Peabody

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Peabody

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Peabody

6.9

How Federal Street District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

46%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
43%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Federal Street 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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Federal Street District

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Peabody eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 50th 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% 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 25009204702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009204702?

Census tract 25009204702 in the Federal Street District neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25009204702?

Median gross rent is $2,201/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009204702?

10.2% of residents in tract 25009204702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,410.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009204702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 63th, minority 48th, housing 43th.

Is tract 25009204702 considered part of Federal Street District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009204702 fall within Federal Street District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009204702 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009204702 compare to Peabody overall?

Tract 25009204702 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Peabody at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Peabody eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Peabody

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