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Central Square Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lynn

Tract 25009206900 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,758 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25009206900 (the Central Square Historic District area of Lynn, Massachusetts) comes in at 7.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,215 monthly, set against $22,158 in average yearly household income, roughly 66% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 38% Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units2,634
Renter share86.8%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate36.4%
Median income$22,158

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 16 tracts In Central Square Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 22 tracts In Lynn
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#52 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn and the region

Centroid at 42.4602, -70.9405 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Square Historic District scores 6.9

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
36.4% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,215 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 Central Square Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Central Square Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.96.9This tracttract 206900Lynn: 6.06.0Lynnparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central Square Historic 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Square Historic District

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 98th 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 23.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% 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 25009206900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009206900?

Census tract 25009206900 in the Central Square Historic District neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 25009206900?

Median gross rent is $1,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009206900?

36.4% of residents in tract 25009206900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,758.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009206900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 100th, minority 76th, housing 94th.
Q5

Is tract 25009206900 considered part of Central Square Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009206900 fall within Central Square Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25009206900 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.1% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25009206900 compare to Lynn overall?

Tract 25009206900 scores 6.9/10, higher 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.

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