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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Billerica Town Common Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25017316102 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 6,764 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 25017316102 sits in the Billerica Town Common Historic District area of Middlesex County, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10. It is home to 6,764 residents. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 15% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,352
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$163,327

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Billerica Town Common Historic District
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#312 of 357 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#1,134 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,278 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Middlesex County and the region

Centroid at 42.5597, -71.2609 · click any tract to drill in

Why Billerica Town Common Historic District scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,221 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Billerica Town Common Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Billerica Town Common Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.9This tracttract 3161026.3Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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)

  • 30Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak (2016)
  • 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 25017316102
Filings climbed 29% over the past 5 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 0Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2023-11-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Billerica Town Common Historic District. 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 Billerica Town Common Historic District

It sits 1.4 points below the Middlesex County average of 6.3. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.5/10. Food insecurity runs 7.1% against 17.8% nationally.

37% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Middlesex County average of 43.0%. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.3/10.

Court records carry 30 eviction filings across 5 observed years. SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2016, when 2.4% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 25% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.7/10.

Against average income of $163,327, annual rent is just 16%.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25017316102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017316102?

Census tract 25017316102 in the Billerica Town Common Historic District neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 25017316102?

Median gross rent is $2,221/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017316102?

2.6% of residents in tract 25017316102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,764.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017316102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 30th, minority 22th, housing 28th.
Q5

Is tract 25017316102 considered part of Billerica Town Common Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017316102 fall within Billerica Town Common Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017316102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017316102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.17% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25017316102 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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