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Cambodia Town Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lowell

Tract 25017310700 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,881 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25017310700 (the Cambodia Town area of Lowell, Massachusetts) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,779 a month while the average household earns $62,102 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 81% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 31% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units1,451

Renter share80.6%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate22.1%

Median income$62,102

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lowell and the region

Centroid at 42.6437, -71.3305 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cambodia Town scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

22.1% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,779 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lowell

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lowell

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

How Cambodia Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

72%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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)

281Total filings over 5 yrs
5.15%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak (2014)
55Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings stayed roughly flat 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 Cambodia Town. 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.

19.1%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
26.8%SNAP enrollment
14.9%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cambodia Town

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty 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 Lowell 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 19.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017310700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017310700?

Census tract 25017310700 in the Cambodia Town neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 25017310700?

Median gross rent is $1,779/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017310700?

22.1% of residents in tract 25017310700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,881.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017310700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 84th, minority 71th, housing 78th.

Is tract 25017310700 considered part of Cambodia Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017310700 fall within Cambodia Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017310700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 281 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017310700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.15% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017310700 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.1% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017310700 compare to Lowell overall?

Tract 25017310700 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Lowell at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lowell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lowell

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