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Jackson Terrace Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Lawrence

Tract 25009250800 · Essex County, MA · pop 8,550 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 9/10, tract 25009250800 in the Jackson Terrace Historic District area of Lawrence, MA reads high for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 8,550 residents. It sits 3.0 points above the Essex County average of 6.0.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 21% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units2,749

Renter share47.8%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate15.6%

Median income$73,442

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.7152, -71.1435 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jackson Terrace Historic District scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lawrence

6.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

15.6% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,671 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lawrence

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lawrence

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lawrence

7.9

How Jackson Terrace Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

87%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Jackson Terrace 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.

24.6%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
29.0%SNAP enrollment
14.9%Transit barriers
16.5%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
33.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jackson Terrace Historic District

Severe burden reaches 34%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10.

Food insecurity runs 29.4% against 17.8% nationally. Against Essex County at 50.7%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 95th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 9.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.8 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,671, close to the Lawrence average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009250800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009250800?

Census tract 25009250800 in the Jackson Terrace Historic District neighborhood scores 9/10 (High 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 25009250800?

Median gross rent is $1,671/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009250800?

15.6% of residents in tract 25009250800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,550.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009250800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 89th, minority 87th, housing 87th.

Is tract 25009250800 considered part of Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009250800 fall within Jackson Terrace Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009250800 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.6% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009250800 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009250800 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 7.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lawrence

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