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Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Lynn Eviction Risk: High

Tract 25009205800 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,628

25009205800 is a census tract in Lynn, MA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,628. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 28% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,046
Renter share51.8%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$70,867

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 22 tracts In Lynn
Very High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 173 tracts In Essex County
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#213 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
National
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7,836 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn and the region

Centroid at 42.4591, -70.9746 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lynn scores 8

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
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,789 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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.
Lynn risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 2058006.6Lynnparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lynn

Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.3/10.

20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10. Food insecurity runs 26.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 21.8% against 14.2% nationally. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Essex County average of 50.7%. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,789, close to the Lynn average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $70,867.

52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009205800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009205800?

Census tract 25009205800 in Lynn scores 8/10 (High 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 25009205800?

Median gross rent is $1,789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009205800?

17.0% of residents in tract 25009205800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,628.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009205800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 91th, minority 79th, housing 96th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25009205800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.8% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25009205800 compare to Lynn overall?

Tract 25009205800 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Lynn at 6.6/10. 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.

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