Census Tract · Ranked #28,080 of 84,120 nationally

Marlborough Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25017321400 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,451

With a score of 5.1/10, tract 25017321400 in Marlborough ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,451 residents. On the national scale it ranks #48,511 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,756 monthly, set against $125,972 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 28% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,777

Renter share40.4%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$125,972

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Marlborough and the region

Centroid at 42.3415, -71.5926 · click any tract to drill in

Why Marlborough scores 5.7

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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,756 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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: 51

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

17%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
89%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)

35Total filings over 5 yrs
1.78%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak (2012)
10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings dropped 29% 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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
23.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Marlborough

What moves this score most 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017321400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017321400?

Census tract 25017321400 in Marlborough scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25017321400?

Median gross rent is $2,756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017321400?

5.2% of residents in tract 25017321400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,451.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017321400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 49th, minority 56th, housing 89th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017321400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017321400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.78% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017321400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017321400 compare to Marlborough overall?

Tract 25017321400 scores 5.7/10, lower 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.