Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Lynn Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25009205100 · Essex County, MA · pop 6,010

For landlords sizing up Lynn, census tract 25009205100 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 84% of renter households, a severe level, and 70% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,876 a month while the average household earns $90,671 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 3% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units2,126

Renter share17.0%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate6.7%

Median income$90,671

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn and the region

Centroid at 42.4875, -70.9423 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lynn scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lynn

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

6.7% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,876 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lynn

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lynn

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lynn

7.2

How Lynn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

43%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
26%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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lynn

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Lynn 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.

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 25009205100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009205100?

Census tract 25009205100 in Lynn scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25009205100?

Median gross rent is $1,876/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009205100?

6.7% of residents in tract 25009205100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,010.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009205100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 73th, minority 62th, housing 26th.

What share of households in tract 25009205100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009205100 compare to Lynn overall?

Tract 25009205100 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lynn at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lynn

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