Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
City of Amesbury Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009266200 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,367 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 25009266200 runs through the City of Amesbury area of Essex. With 5,367 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 75% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,656 a month against an average household income of $107,232 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
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 parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
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 2.1
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in City of Amesbury
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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th 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 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 25009266200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009266200?
Census tract 25009266200 in the City of Amesbury neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 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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