Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
West Falmouth Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25001014402 ·
Barnstable County, MA · pop 7,399 · 12% of tract blocks fall in West Falmouth
Census tract 25001014402 belongs to West Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is home to 7,399 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #48,496 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,473 a month while the average household earns $103,333 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 5%Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,964
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$103,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In West Falmouth
Moderate
Within county
31th percentile
#39 of 56 tracts In Barnstable County
Low
Within state
32th percentile
#1,105 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
15th percentile
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Falmouth and the region
Centroid at 41.6076, -70.6107 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Falmouth scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Falmouth
8.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Falmouth
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Falmouth
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Falmouth
5.1
How West Falmouth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
42%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
2%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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.9%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Falmouth
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 5.9/10. 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 West Falmouth, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Barnstable County average of 5.5 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2016.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25001014402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001014402?
Census tract 25001014402 in West Falmouth scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 25001014402?
Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001014402?
7.4% of residents in tract 25001014402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,399.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001014402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 29th, minority 24th, housing 2th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001014402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001014402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.65% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25001014402 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25001014402 compare to West Falmouth overall?
Tract 25001014402 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Falmouth at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Falmouth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.