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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Central Square Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Lynn

Tract 25009207000 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,521 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 8/10, tract 25009207000 in the Central Square Historic District area of Lynn, MA reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,521. At $482 a month, rents run 72% under what the rest of Lynn commands.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 50% Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units1,001
Renter share94.1%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$26,899

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 16 tracts In Central Square Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 22 tracts In Lynn
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 173 tracts In Essex County
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#213 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn and the region

Centroid at 42.4599, -70.9509 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Square Historic District 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
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$482 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 / state8.0This tracttract 2070006.6Lynnparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

94% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.

Against the Essex County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. Disability prevalence runs 47.5% against 31.5% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 28.5% against 14.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.3/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009207000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009207000?

Census tract 25009207000 in the Central Square Historic District neighborhood 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 25009207000?

Median gross rent is $482/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009207000?

25.2% of residents in tract 25009207000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,521.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009207000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 100th, minority 86th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 25009207000 considered part of Central Square Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009207000 fall within Central Square Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25009207000 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.5% 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. 19.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25009207000 compare to Lynn overall?

Tract 25009207000 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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