1 census tracts · pop 4,702 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Mills Village is a one-tract neighborhood of Barnstable Town, MA, population 4,702. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 18% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly below the Barnstable Town rate of 37.5%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. At $2,262 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Barnstable Town commands.
Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 9 evictions logged in this tract. 3.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $108,922.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mills Village vs Barnstable TownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mills Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9Total filings (sum)
4.16%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2016)
7.00%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mills Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mills Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mills Village?
Mills Village scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Mills Village compare to Barnstable Town overall?
Mills Village scores 0.4 points lower than Barnstable Town overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $2,262 vs $1,917.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mills Village?
Average gross rent in Mills Village is $2,262/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mills Village residents are renters?
16% of Mills Village households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in Barnstable Town). The neighborhood has 4,702 residents.
Q5
Is Mills Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Mills Village sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mills Village for landlords?
Mills Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Barnstable Town as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mills Village?
Mills Village has 4,571 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.5%), Other / Multiracial (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
