Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Plumbush Eviction Risk: Lower , Newburyport
Tract 25009268400 · Essex County, MA · pop 4,288 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25009268400 (Plumbush in Newburyport, Massachusetts) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #39,290 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,218 a month against an average household income of $148,500 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,034
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$148,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newburyport and the region
Centroid at 42.8054, -70.8330 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plumbush scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Newburyport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,218 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newburyport
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newburyport
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newburyport
3.7
How Plumbush compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.7%Food insecurity
- 6.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 2.1%No health insurance
- 12.4%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plumbush
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Newburyport, 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 below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25009268400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25009268400?
Census tract 25009268400 in the Plumbush neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 25009268400?
Median gross rent is $2,218/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25009268400?
5.9% of residents in tract 25009268400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,288.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25009268400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 23th, minority 15th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 25009268400 considered part of Plumbush?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25009268400 fall within Plumbush (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25009268400 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25009268400 compare to Newburyport overall?
Tract 25009268400 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Newburyport at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newburyport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Newburyport
Top eight tracts in Newburyport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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