Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
East Lexington Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25017358100 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 5,240 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
25017358100 is a census tract in the East Lexington area of Lexington, MA. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,240. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$234,519
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lexington and the region
Centroid at 42.4265, -71.2064 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Lexington scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lexington
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,694 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lexington
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lexington
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lexington
4.6
How East Lexington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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.
- 7%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 19%Grade C
- 0%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
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)
- 1Total filings over 1 yrs
- 0.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 0.3%Peak (2015)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
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.
- 4.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.9%Food insecurity
- 4.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 2.0%No health insurance
- 10.9%Frequent mental distress
- 19.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Lexington
It sits 2.0 points below the Middlesex County average of 6.3. Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.5/10. SNAP participation runs 4.6% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Court records carry 1 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2015, when 0.3% of renter households were served.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Arlington. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. In a typical year about 0.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017358100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017358100?
Census tract 25017358100 in the East Lexington neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 25017358100?
Median gross rent is $2,694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017358100?
1.4% of residents in tract 25017358100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,240.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017358100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 29th, minority 62th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 25017358100 considered part of East Lexington?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017358100 fall within East Lexington (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017358100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25017358100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.32% of renter households, peaking at 0.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017358100 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.9% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25017358100 compare to Lexington overall?
Tract 25017358100 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Lexington at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lexington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 25017358100 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. 0% 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 Lexington
Top eight tracts in Lexington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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