Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Gloucester Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25009221100 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,860

Census tract 25009221100 runs through Gloucester. With 3,860 residents, it scores 6.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,494 a month against an average household income of $90,335 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 9% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,819

Renter share20.2%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate6.0%

Median income$90,335

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6592, -70.6537 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gloucester scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gloucester

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

6.0% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,494 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gloucester

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gloucester

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gloucester

6.8

How Gloucester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

42%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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.

7.4%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gloucester

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.2/10. 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 Gloucester eviction risk, 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 16th 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% 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 25009221100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221100?

Census tract 25009221100 in Gloucester scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25009221100?

Median gross rent is $1,494/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221100?

6.0% of residents in tract 25009221100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,860.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 19th, minority 5th, housing 10th.

What share of households in tract 25009221100 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221100 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221100 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Gloucester at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gloucester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gloucester

Top eight tracts in Gloucester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.