Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Bearskin Neck Eviction Risk: Lower , Rockport
Tract 25009220102 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,021 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 25009220102 belongs to Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Massachusetts. It is home to 3,021 residents and scores 6.6/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #9,465 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,726 a month while the average household earns $92,898 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
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
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
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 2
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
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 inherited from Rockport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Essex County average of 6.5 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 25009220102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009220102?
Census tract 25009220102 in the Bearskin Neck 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 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 2/10, lower than the parent city of Rockport at 6.2/10. 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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