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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,119 of 84,120 nationally

Jackson Terrace Historic District Eviction Risk: High , Lawrence

Tract 25009251000 · Essex County, MA · pop 1,907 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 9/10, tract 25009251000 in the Jackson Terrace Historic District area of Lawrence, MA reads high for landlord eviction risk. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 32% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units593
Renter share86.2%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate31.7%
Median income$39,327

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Jackson Terrace Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 18 tracts In Lawrence
High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#92 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.7113, -71.1590 · 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
31.7% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,345 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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.
Jackson Terrace Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.0This tracttract 2510007.6Lawrenceparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 100

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jackson Terrace Historic District

It sits 3.0 points above the Essex County average of 6.0. SNAP participation runs 46.9% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 44.7% against 17.8% nationally.

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income of $39,327, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

This is renter territory: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Essex County average of 50.7%. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.2/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,345, 19% below the Lawrence average.

Nationally it ranks #4,119 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 10/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009251000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009251000?

Census tract 25009251000 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25009251000?

Median gross rent is $1,345/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009251000?

31.7% of residents in tract 25009251000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,907.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009251000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 99th, minority 94th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 25009251000 considered part of Jackson Terrace Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009251000 fall within Jackson Terrace Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25009251000 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.3% 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. 21.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25009251000 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009251000 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.

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