Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Bearskin Neck Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rockport
Tract 25009220102 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,021 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
25009220102 is a census tract in the Bearskin Neck area of Rockport, MA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,407
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$92,898
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockport and the region
Centroid at 42.6672, -70.6308 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bearskin Neck scores 6
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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,726 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 3.2%No health insurance
- 13.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bearskin Neck
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. 55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Essex County average of 50.7%. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.2% against 11.3% nationally.
Housing insecurity runs 7.1% against 14.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, 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. Average gross rent is $1,726, close to the Rockport average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009220102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009220102?
Census tract 25009220102 in the Bearskin Neck neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 25009220102?
Median gross rent is $1,726/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009220102?
4.9% of residents in tract 25009220102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,021.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009220102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 44th, minority 5th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 25009220102 considered part of Bearskin Neck?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009220102 fall within Bearskin Neck (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009220102 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009220102 compare to Rockport overall?
Tract 25009220102 scores 6/10, 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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