Neighborhood · Ranked #16,650 of 84,120 nationally

Malden Gaming District Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25017342201 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 5,713 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

For landlords sizing up Malden Gaming District in Malden, census tract 25017342201 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #21,111 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,146 a month while the average household earns $94,429 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 29% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units2,302

Renter share66.6%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$94,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Malden and the region

Centroid at 42.4157, -71.0536 · click any tract to drill in

Why Malden Gaming District scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Malden

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$2,146 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Malden

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Malden

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Malden

7.4

How Malden Gaming District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

90%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
61%Grade C
39%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

216Total filings over 5 yrs
3.97%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak (2014)
44Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings climbed 16% 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

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 Malden Gaming 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.

21.5%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
23.8%Food insecurity
27.1%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
33.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Malden Gaming District

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Malden eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Middlesex County average of 5.2 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 39% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 25017342201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017342201?

Census tract 25017342201 in the Malden Gaming District neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25017342201?

Median gross rent is $2,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017342201?

11.6% of residents in tract 25017342201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,713.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017342201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 70th, minority 76th, housing 65th.

Is tract 25017342201 considered part of Malden Gaming District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017342201 fall within Malden Gaming District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017342201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 216 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017342201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.97% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017342201 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.5% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017342201 compare to Malden overall?

Tract 25017342201 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Malden at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Malden eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 25017342201 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 39% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Malden

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