2 census tracts · pop 8,202 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.6–7.5
Whittenton is a 2-tract neighborhood of Taunton, MA, population 8,202. The Eviction Risk Score is 7/10, in the Elevated tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Taunton rate of 32.8%.
Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.7/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. Court records carry 112 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 26.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.2% of renter households. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,321, close to the Taunton average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $66,069. 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Whittenton vs TauntonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whittenton
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
112Total filings (sum)
6.06%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak year (2016)
6.06%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whittenton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.5%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
25.4%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
35.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whittenton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whittenton?
Whittenton scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Whittenton compare to Taunton overall?
Whittenton scores 0.9 points higher than Taunton overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,321 vs $1,324.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whittenton?
Average gross rent in Whittenton is $1,321/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whittenton residents are renters?
58% of Whittenton households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Taunton). The neighborhood has 8,202 residents.
Q5
Is Whittenton a high social-vulnerability area?
Whittenton sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Whittenton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whittenton is census tract 25005613600 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 7.5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Whittenton for landlords?
Whittenton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Taunton as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whittenton?
Whittenton has 8,631 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Other / Multiracial (13.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
