Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Dennis Port Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25001011600 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 2,649
Census tract 25001011600 belongs to Dennis Port, Massachusetts. It is home to 2,649 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #29,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,286 a month while the average household earns $56,905 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,576
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$56,905
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dennis Port and the region
Centroid at 41.6638, -70.1364 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dennis Port scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dennis Port
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,286 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dennis Port
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dennis Port
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dennis Port
7.2
How Dennis Port compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 57Total filings over 2 yrs
- 7.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.2%Peak (2015)
- 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.1%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dennis Port
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.2/10. 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 Dennis Port, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Barnstable County average of 5.5 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.2% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25001011600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001011600?
Census tract 25001011600 in Dennis Port scores 4.8/10 (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 25001011600?
Median gross rent is $1,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001011600?
14.2% of residents in tract 25001011600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,649.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001011600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 53th, minority 17th, housing 58th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001011600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001011600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.25% of renter households, peaking at 10.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25001011600 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25001011600 compare to Dennis Port overall?
Tract 25001011600 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Dennis Port at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dennis Port; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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