Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Lawrence Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25009251200 · Essex County, MA · pop 1,494 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 25009251200 belongs to the Downtown Lawrence Historic District area of Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is home to 1,494 residents and scores 7.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,143 monthly, set against $28,910 in average yearly household income, roughly 47% of income at the averages. Renters make up 96% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 59% Stable renters 37% Owners 4%

Tract context

Occupied units752

Renter share96.3%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate23.3%

Median income$28,910

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.7092, -71.1672 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Lawrence Historic District scores 5.9

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

23.3% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$1,143 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Downtown Lawrence Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

92%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Lawrence 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.

32.0%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility-shutoff threat
42.8%Food insecurity
44.2%SNAP enrollment
20.0%Transit barriers
22.8%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
43.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Lawrence Historic District

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Lawrence 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 25009251200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009251200?

Census tract 25009251200 in the Downtown Lawrence Historic District neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 25009251200?

Median gross rent is $1,143/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009251200?

23.3% of residents in tract 25009251200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,494.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009251200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 95th, minority 97th, housing 86th.

Is tract 25009251200 considered part of Downtown Lawrence Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009251200 fall within Downtown Lawrence Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009251200 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.0% 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. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009251200 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009251200 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lawrence at 6.2/10. 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.