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American Woolen Mill Housing District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lawrence

Tract 25009251800 · Essex County, MA · pop 8,482 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 25009251800 sits in the American Woolen Mill Housing District area of Lawrence eviction risk, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,694 monthly, set against $76,297 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units3,164

Renter share33.6%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$76,297

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.6842, -71.1676 · click any tract to drill in

Why American Woolen Mill Housing District scores 4.3

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

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,694 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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: 70

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

67%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
20.9%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
31.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in American Woolen Mill Housing District

The heaviest input here is 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% 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 25009251800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009251800?

Census tract 25009251800 in the American Woolen Mill Housing District neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 25009251800?

Median gross rent is $1,694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009251800?

8.0% of residents in tract 25009251800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,482.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009251800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 68th, minority 78th, housing 54th.

Is tract 25009251800 considered part of American Woolen Mill Housing District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009251800 fall within American Woolen Mill Housing District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009251800 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009251800 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009251800 scores 4.3/10, 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.