Census Tract · Ranked #23,426 of 84,120 nationally

Hudson Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25017322200 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,504 · 49% of tract blocks fall in Hudson

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25017322200 (Hudson, Massachusetts) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #64,787 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,022 monthly, set against $109,120 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 21% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,980

Renter share31.6%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$109,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hudson and the region

Centroid at 42.3788, -71.5744 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hudson scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hudson

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,022 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hudson

3.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hudson

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hudson

3.6

How Hudson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

18%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

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)

30Total filings over 5 yrs
1.48%Avg annual filing rate
1.8%Peak (2016)
8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings climbed 33% 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

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.

7.8%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hudson

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Hudson, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25017322200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017322200?

Census tract 25017322200 in Hudson scores 6.1/10 (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 25017322200?

Median gross rent is $2,022/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017322200?

4.8% of residents in tract 25017322200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,504.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017322200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 60th, minority 27th, housing 45th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017322200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017322200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.48% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017322200 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017322200 compare to Hudson overall?

Tract 25017322200 scores 6.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Hudson at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hudson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hudson

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