Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Central Gloucester Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25009221600 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,809 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood of Gloucester for landlords? Census tract 25009221600 scores 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #5,718 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,306 a month while the average household earns $59,205 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 19% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,125

Renter share52.9%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$59,205

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6233, -70.6724 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Gloucester Historic District scores 4.3

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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,306 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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: 56

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

53%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
50%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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
22.1%SNAP enrollment
9.9%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Central Gloucester Historic District

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 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 56th 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 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% 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 25009221600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221600?

Census tract 25009221600 in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 25009221600?

Median gross rent is $1,306/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221600?

15.4% of residents in tract 25009221600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,809.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 67th, minority 44th, housing 50th.

Is tract 25009221600 considered part of Central Gloucester Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009221600 fall within Central Gloucester Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009221600 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221600 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221600 scores 4.3/10, 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.