Neighborhood · Ranked #13,344 of 84,120 nationally

City Hall Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lowell

Tract 25017310102 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 2,721 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 25017310102 sits in the City Hall Historic District area of Lowell eviction risk, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,393 monthly, set against $49,531 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 84% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 35% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units1,416

Renter share83.9%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate35.3%

Median income$49,531

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lowell and the region

Centroid at 42.6470, -71.3116 · click any tract to drill in

Why City Hall Historic District scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

35.3% poverty · this tract

8.8

Supply constraint

$1,393 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lowell

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lowell

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

How City Hall Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

72%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

0Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2023-11-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within City Hall Historic District. 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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
31.0%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
34.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in City Hall Historic District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.8/10. 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 Lowell eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Middlesex County average of 5.2 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% 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 25017310102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017310102?

Census tract 25017310102 in the City Hall Historic District neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25017310102?

Median gross rent is $1,393/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017310102?

35.3% of residents in tract 25017310102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,721.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017310102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 46th, minority 59th, housing 89th.

Is tract 25017310102 considered part of City Hall Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017310102 fall within City Hall Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25017310102 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017310102 compare to Lowell overall?

Tract 25017310102 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Lowell at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lowell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lowell

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