Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
Mills Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Barnstable Town
Tract 25001012900 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 4,702 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 25001012900 sits in the Mills Village area of Barnstable Town eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. Population here is 4,702. Against Barnstable County at 48.4%, about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,885
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$108,922
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Barnstable Town and the region
Centroid at 41.6665, -70.3681 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mills Village scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Barnstable Town
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,262 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.1
How Mills Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 9Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.0%Peak (2016)
- 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mills Village
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
At $2,262 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Barnstable Town commands. The filing record is not thin: 9 evictions over 2 years of observation. Food insecurity runs 9.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Adults with no health insurance runs 3.9% against 11.3% nationally. Filings peaked in 2016 at 7.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.7/10.
Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.0 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Barnstable County average of 4.8 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25001012900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001012900?
Census tract 25001012900 in the Mills Village neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 25001012900?
Median gross rent is $2,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001012900?
6.9% of residents in tract 25001012900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,702.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001012900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 60th, minority 39th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 25001012900 considered part of Mills Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25001012900 fall within Mills Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001012900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001012900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.16% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25001012900 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25001012900 compare to Barnstable Town overall?
Tract 25001012900 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Barnstable Town at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barnstable Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Barnstable Town
Top eight tracts in Barnstable Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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