Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Lynn Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

Eviction risk in Lynn eviction risk in Essex County centers on tract 25009205800, which scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,628 residents. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,789 a month against an average household income of $70,867 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn and the region

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

Why Lynn scores 5

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

80%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
96%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.

21.8%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
26.9%SNAP enrollment
13.4%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
31.8%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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% 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 25009205800

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

Census tract 25009205800 in Lynn scores 5/10 (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 25009205800?

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

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 25009205800 compare to Lynn overall?

Tract 25009205800 scores 5/10, 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.