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Salisbury Plains Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25009267102 · Essex County, MA · pop 5,384 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 25009267102 runs through Salisbury Plains in Salisbury. With 5,384 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,691 monthly, set against $122,083 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 6% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,979
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$122,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Salisbury Plains
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Salisbury
Very Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#160 of 173 tracts In Essex County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#1,439 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Salisbury and the region

Centroid at 42.8573, -70.8762 · click any tract to drill in

Why Salisbury Plains scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Salisbury
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,691 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salisbury
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salisbury
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salisbury
5.7

How Salisbury Plains compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Salisbury Plains risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 267102Salisbury: 5.75.7Salisburyparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

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 Salisbury Plains

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Salisbury, 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 above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 25009267102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009267102?

Census tract 25009267102 in the Salisbury Plains neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25009267102?

Median gross rent is $1,691/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25009267102?

4.6% of residents in tract 25009267102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,384.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25009267102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 38th, minority 29th, housing 53th.
Q5

Is tract 25009267102 considered part of Salisbury Plains?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009267102 fall within Salisbury Plains (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25009267102 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25009267102 compare to Salisbury overall?

Tract 25009267102 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Salisbury at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salisbury; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Salisbury

Top eight tracts in Salisbury ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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