Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009215101 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,689 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25009215101 (the Hamilton Historic District area of Essex, Massachusetts) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #18,723 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,534 a month while the average household earns $123,674 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,617
Renter share18.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$123,674
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Essex County and the region
Centroid at 42.6179, -70.8361 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamilton Historic District scores 2
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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,534 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Hamilton Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton Historic District
The heaviest input here 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 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009215101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009215101?
Census tract 25009215101 in the Hamilton Historic District neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 25009215101?
Median gross rent is $1,534/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009215101?
7.0% of residents in tract 25009215101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,689.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009215101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 24th, minority 15th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 25009215101 considered part of Hamilton Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009215101 fall within Hamilton Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009215101 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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