Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 25009212101 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009212101 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,801
Eviction risk in Essex in Essex County centers on tract 25009212101, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,801 residents. On the national scale it ranks #29,682 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,895 a month against an average household income of $176,068 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,621
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$176,068
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Essex County and the region
Centroid at 42.6137, -71.0052 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 25009212101 scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,895 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 25009212101 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 25009212101
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Essex County average of 6.5 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009212101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009212101?
Census tract 25009212101 in Essex County scores 1.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25009212101?
Median gross rent is $1,895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009212101?
4.2% of residents in tract 25009212101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,801.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009212101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 12th, minority 28th, housing 30th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25009212101 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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