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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

East Falmouth Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25001014600 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 4,463 · 84% of tract blocks fall in East Falmouth

25001014600 is a census tract in East Falmouth, MA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 57%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 4% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,037
Renter share13.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$89,779

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In East Falmouth
Very High
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#17 of 56 tracts In Barnstable County
Elevated
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#971 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Falmouth and the region

Centroid at 41.5778, -70.5576 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Falmouth scores 5.4

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
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,864 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 / state5.4This tracttract 0146005.2East Falmouthparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 44Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 5.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak (2016)
  • 25Filings 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

Cost burden runs 71% here against 48.4% across Barnstable County. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.1/10.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 8.0% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 44 eviction filings across 2 observed years.

Adults with no health insurance runs 3.4% against 11.3% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,864, 12% below the East Falmouth average. Against the Barnstable County average of 4.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.

The worst year on record was 2016, when 5.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing.

That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25001014600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001014600?

Census tract 25001014600 in East Falmouth scores 5.4/10 (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 25001014600?

Median gross rent is $1,864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25001014600?

7.8% of residents in tract 25001014600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,463.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25001014600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 48th, minority 20th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001014600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 44 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001014600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.10% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25001014600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25001014600 compare to East Falmouth overall?

Tract 25001014600 scores 5.4/10, 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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