Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

American Woolen Mill Housing District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lawrence

Tract 25009251500 · Essex County, MA · pop 7,054 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 25009251500 covers the American Woolen Mill Housing District neighborhood of Lawrence in Massachusetts. Home to 7,054 residents, it scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,544 a month against an average household income of $61,042 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 36% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units2,572

Renter share77.6%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate17.3%

Median income$61,042

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.6905, -71.1764 · click any tract to drill in

Why American Woolen Mill Housing District scores 5.3

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

17.3% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,544 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 American Woolen Mill Housing District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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

92%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within American Woolen Mill Housing 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.

26.3%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
32.8%Food insecurity
32.8%SNAP enrollment
16.0%Transit barriers
17.5%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
35.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in American Woolen Mill Housing 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 26.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 25009251500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009251500?

Census tract 25009251500 in the American Woolen Mill Housing District neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 25009251500?

Median gross rent is $1,544/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009251500?

17.3% of residents in tract 25009251500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,054.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009251500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 97th, minority 89th, housing 95th.

Is tract 25009251500 considered part of American Woolen Mill Housing District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009251500 fall within American Woolen Mill Housing District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009251500 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.3% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009251500 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009251500 scores 5.3/10, 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.