Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Bearskin Neck Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rockport
Tract 25009220101 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,952 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 25009220101 in the Bearskin Neck area of Rockport, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,952 residents. The severe-burden share is 39%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,856
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$93,571
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockport and the region
Centroid at 42.6407, -70.6203 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bearskin Neck scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,020 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockport
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockport
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockport
5.8
How Bearskin Neck compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bearskin Neck. 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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 2.4%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bearskin Neck
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. 64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Essex County average of 50.7%. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. Housing insecurity runs 5.4% against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.1% against 15.2% nationally.
At $2,020 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Rockport commands. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Essex County average of 6.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $93,571.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009220101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009220101?
Census tract 25009220101 in the Bearskin Neck neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25009220101?
Median gross rent is $2,020/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009220101?
2.4% of residents in tract 25009220101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,952.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009220101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 22th, minority 9th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 25009220101 considered part of Bearskin Neck?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009220101 fall within Bearskin Neck (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009220101 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009220101 compare to Rockport overall?
Tract 25009220101 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Rockport at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockport
Top eight tracts in Rockport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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