Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
City of Amesbury Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25009266400 · Essex County, MA · pop 3,668 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
City of Amesbury in Essex anchors census tract 25009266400, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,473 a month while the average household earns $80,313 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,599
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$80,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Essex County and the region
Centroid at 42.8628, -70.9123 · click any tract to drill in
Why City of Amesbury scores 3.2
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
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in City of Amesbury
What moves this score most 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.
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 25009266400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009266400?
Census tract 25009266400 in the City of Amesbury neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 25009266400?
Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009266400?
12.6% of residents in tract 25009266400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,668.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009266400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 73th, minority 17th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 25009266400 considered part of City of Amesbury?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009266400 fall within City of Amesbury (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009266400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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