Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 25009252201 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009252201 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,450
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25009252201 (Essex, Massachusetts) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 77% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,643 a month against an average household income of $109,650 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,223
Renter share15.4%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$109,650
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Essex County and the region
Centroid at 42.7192, -71.2167 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 25009252201 scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,643 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 25009252201 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 16.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 25009252201
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Essex County average of 6.5 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 25009252201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009252201?
Census tract 25009252201 in Essex County scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 25009252201?
Median gross rent is $1,643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009252201?
6.1% of residents in tract 25009252201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009252201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 44th, minority 47th, housing 13th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25009252201 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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