Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Little Neck Eviction Risk: Lower , Ipswich
Tract 25009223100 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,912 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Here is how census tract 25009223100, in Little Neck in Ipswich, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,912. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,321 monthly, set against $132,182 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,800
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$132,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ipswich and the region
Centroid at 42.7060, -70.8133 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Neck scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ipswich
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,321 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ipswich
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ipswich
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ipswich
4.6
How Little Neck compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.8%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 2.6%No health insurance
- 12.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Neck
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Ipswich, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% 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 25009223100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009223100?
Census tract 25009223100 in the Little Neck neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 25009223100?
Median gross rent is $1,321/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009223100?
7.3% of residents in tract 25009223100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,912.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009223100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 43th, minority 10th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 25009223100 considered part of Little Neck?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009223100 fall within Little Neck (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009223100 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009223100 compare to Ipswich overall?
Tract 25009223100 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Ipswich at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ipswich; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ipswich
Top eight tracts in Ipswich ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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