Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Central Gloucester Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25009221700 · Essex County, MA · pop 2,696 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Central Gloucester Historic District in Gloucester anchors census tract 25009221700, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,621 monthly, set against $75,795 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 25% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,303

Renter share50.7%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$75,795

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gloucester and the region

Centroid at 42.6158, -70.6740 · click any tract to drill in

Why Central Gloucester Historic District scores 3.6

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

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,621 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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: 26

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

50%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
16%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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
30.0%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 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 26th 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 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% 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 25009221700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009221700?

Census tract 25009221700 in the Central Gloucester Historic District neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 25009221700?

Median gross rent is $1,621/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009221700?

9.4% of residents in tract 25009221700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,696.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009221700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 30th, minority 13th, housing 16th.

Is tract 25009221700 considered part of Central Gloucester Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009221700 fall within Central Gloucester Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009221700 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009221700 compare to Gloucester overall?

Tract 25009221700 scores 3.6/10, 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.