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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

City of Amesbury Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25009266200 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,367 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 25009266200 covers part of the City of Amesbury area of Essex County, MA, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,367 residents. The severe-burden share is 43%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 7% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,290
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$107,232

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In City of Amesbury
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In city
Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#118 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#1,057 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Essex County and the region

Centroid at 42.8682, -70.9401 · click any tract to drill in

Why City of Amesbury scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,656 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 City of Amesbury compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
City of Amesbury risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 2662006.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within City of Amesbury. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in City of Amesbury

Against Essex County at 50.7%, 75% of renters here are cost-burdened. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.3/10.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.6/10. It sits 0.9 points below the Essex County average of 6.0.

Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 5.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,656 a month. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $107,232.

29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25009266200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009266200?

Census tract 25009266200 in the City of Amesbury neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25009266200?

Median gross rent is $1,656/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009266200?

5.4% of residents in tract 25009266200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,367.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009266200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 55th, minority 17th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 25009266200 considered part of City of Amesbury?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009266200 fall within City of Amesbury (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25009266200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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