Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Hanscom AFB Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25017359303 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 7,594 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Hanscom AFB
With a score of 4.8/10, tract 25017359303 in Hanscom AFB ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 7,594 residents. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,928 a month while the average household earns $158,984 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,977
Renter share18.5%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$158,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hanscom AFB and the region
Centroid at 42.4917, -71.2941 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hanscom AFB scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hanscom AFB
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,928 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hanscom AFB
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hanscom AFB
9.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hanscom AFB
5.0
How Hanscom AFB compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 0Total filings 2020-21
- 0.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to 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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.8%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hanscom AFB
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.9/10. 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 Hanscom AFB, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Middlesex County average of 5.2 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 25017359303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017359303?
Census tract 25017359303 in Hanscom AFB scores 3/10 (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 25017359303?
Median gross rent is $1,928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017359303?
3.1% of residents in tract 25017359303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,594.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017359303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 77th, minority 47th, housing 50th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25017359303 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25017359303 compare to Hanscom AFB overall?
Tract 25017359303 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Hanscom AFB at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hanscom AFB; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hanscom AFB
Top eight tracts in Hanscom AFB ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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