Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Central Gloucester Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25009221400 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,889 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Here is how census tract 25009221400, in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood of Gloucester eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,889. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,389 a month against an average household income of $70,707 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 25% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,485

Renter share48.5%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate21.9%

Median income$70,707

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6215, -70.6572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Gloucester Historic District scores 4.6

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

21.9% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,389 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Central Gloucester Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

63%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
85%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Central Gloucester Historic District. 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
33.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Gloucester Historic District

What moves this score most 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 above 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 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% 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 25009221400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221400?

Census tract 25009221400 in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25009221400?

Median gross rent is $1,389/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221400?

21.9% of residents in tract 25009221400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,889.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 72th, minority 36th, housing 85th.

Is tract 25009221400 considered part of Central Gloucester Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009221400 fall within Central Gloucester Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009221400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221400 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221400 scores 4.6/10, 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.