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Census Tract · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Framingham Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25017383300 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 3,503

25017383300 is a census tract in Framingham, MA. It scores 7.3/10 for landlords. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 38% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,560
Renter share60.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$84,605

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 16 tracts In Framingham
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#116 of 357 tracts In Middlesex County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#479 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#11,153 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Framingham and the region

Centroid at 42.2821, -71.4332 · click any tract to drill in

Why Framingham scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Framingham
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,648 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Framingham
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Framingham
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Framingham
6.5

How Framingham compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Framingham risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 3833006.6Framinghamparent city6.3Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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)

  • 172Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2014)
  • 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 25017383300
Filings dropped 32% 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

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 Framingham

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10. At $1,648 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Framingham commands. Cost burden runs 38% here against 43.0% across Middlesex County.

Against the Middlesex County average of 6.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points. Court records carry 172 eviction filings across 5 observed years. The worst year on record was 2014, when 5.3% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 4.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $84,605.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017383300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017383300?

Census tract 25017383300 in Framingham scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 25017383300?

Median gross rent is $1,648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017383300?

6.6% of residents in tract 25017383300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,503.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017383300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 88th, minority 65th, housing 93th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017383300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017383300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.61% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25017383300 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25017383300 compare to Framingham overall?

Tract 25017383300 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Framingham at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Framingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Framingham

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

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