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Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally

East Falmouth Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25001014500 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 5,801 · 47% of tract blocks fall in East Falmouth

25001014500 is a census tract in East Falmouth, MA. It scores 5/10 for landlords. 16% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Barnstable County average of 48.4%.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,466
Renter share3.5%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$93,929

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In East Falmouth
Very Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 56 tracts In Barnstable County
Elevated
Within state
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#1,097 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#32,842 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Falmouth and the region

Centroid at 41.5888, -70.5327 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Falmouth scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Falmouth
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,696 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Falmouth
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Falmouth
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Falmouth
7.0

How East Falmouth compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Falmouth risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.0This tracttract 0145005.2East Falmouthparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

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)

  • 37Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 5.42%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2015)
  • 17Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Falmouth

What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

Average gross rent is $1,696, 20% below the East Falmouth average. Food insecurity runs 9.2% against 17.8% nationally.

Court records carry 37 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.8% against 11.3% nationally. The worst year on record was 2015, when 5.1% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 5.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 4% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25001014500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001014500?

Census tract 25001014500 in East Falmouth scores 5/10 (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 25001014500?

Median gross rent is $1,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25001014500?

4.9% of residents in tract 25001014500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,801.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25001014500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 23th, minority 24th, housing 18th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001014500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001014500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.42% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25001014500 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25001014500 compare to East Falmouth overall?

Tract 25001014500 scores 5/10, right in line with the parent city of East Falmouth at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Falmouth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Falmouth

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

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