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American Woolen Mill Housing District Eviction Risk: Lower , Lawrence

Tract 25009253100 · Essex County, MA · pop 6,343 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 25009253100, in the American Woolen Mill Housing District area of Lawrence eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 6,343. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,755 monthly, set against $101,304 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 16% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units2,454

Renter share40.6%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$101,304

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 42.6980, -71.1307 · click any tract to drill in

Why American Woolen Mill Housing District scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lawrence

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,755 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lawrence

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lawrence

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lawrence

5.0

How American Woolen Mill Housing District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

36%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in American Woolen Mill Housing District

The score leans hardest on 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 inherited from Lawrence eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 25009253100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009253100?

Census tract 25009253100 in the American Woolen Mill Housing District neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25009253100?

Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009253100?

7.4% of residents in tract 25009253100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,343.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009253100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 87th, minority 32th, housing 44th.

Is tract 25009253100 considered part of American Woolen Mill Housing District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009253100 fall within American Woolen Mill Housing District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25009253100 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25009253100 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 25009253100 scores 2.4/10, 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.