2 census tracts · pop 10,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.8–5.1
Sawyers spans 2 census tracts of Dover, NH, population 10,238. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Dover baseline of 29.5%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate.
That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Dover. For a like-for-like read, Kelwyn Park and Dover Brook score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,574, close to the Dover average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $81,013.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sawyers vs DoverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sawyers
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sawyers
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sawyers?
Sawyers scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Sawyers compare to Dover overall?
Sawyers scores 0.4 points higher than Dover overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,574 vs $1,607.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sawyers?
Average gross rent in Sawyers is $1,574/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sawyers residents are renters?
61% of Sawyers households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Dover). The neighborhood has 10,238 residents.
Q5
Is Sawyers a high social-vulnerability area?
Sawyers sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Sawyers have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sawyers is census tract 33017081300 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Sawyers for landlords?
Sawyers carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dover as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sawyers?
Sawyers has 10,393 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
