Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Marlborough Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25017321301 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,329
Marlborough in Middlesex County is where census tract 25017321301 sits, home to 4,329 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,249 a month while the average household earns $67,261 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units2,033
Renter share67.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$67,261
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marlborough and the region
Centroid at 42.3431, -71.5490 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marlborough scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marlborough
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,249 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marlborough
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marlborough
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marlborough
6.2
How Marlborough compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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.
- 21.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 28.8%SNAP enrollment
- 14.7%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marlborough
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Marlborough 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 21.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017321301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017321301?
Census tract 25017321301 in Marlborough scores 4.9/10 (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 25017321301?
Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017321301?
25.2% of residents in tract 25017321301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,329.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017321301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 59th, minority 62th, housing 72th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25017321301 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.0% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25017321301 compare to Marlborough overall?
Tract 25017321301 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Marlborough at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marlborough eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Marlborough
Top eight tracts in Marlborough ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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