Census Tract · Ranked #13,344 of 84,120 nationally

Marlborough Eviction Risk: Elevated

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

7.2

Elevated

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Marlborough and the region

Centroid at 42.3431, -71.5490 · click any tract to drill in

Why Marlborough scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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 · 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.

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.

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

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017321301?

Census tract 25017321301 in Marlborough 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 25017321301?

Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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.

How does tract 25017321301 compare to Marlborough overall?

Tract 25017321301 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Marlborough at 6.3/10. 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.