Census Tract · Ranked #20,273 of 84,120 nationally

Marlborough Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25017321500 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 6,934

In Marlborough in Middlesex County, census tract 25017321500 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,993 a month against an average household income of $94,274 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 23% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units2,952

Renter share47.7%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate10.7%

Median income$94,274

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Marlborough and the region

Centroid at 42.3570, -71.5737 · click any tract to drill in

Why Marlborough scores 6.4

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

10.7% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,993 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 66

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

54%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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)

137Total filings over 5 yrs
2.25%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak (2016)
35Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings climbed 30% 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
16.6%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
29.4%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 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.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 66th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 137 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017321500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017321500?

Census tract 25017321500 in Marlborough scores 6.4/10 (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 25017321500?

Median gross rent is $1,993/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017321500?

10.7% of residents in tract 25017321500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,934.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017321500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 59th, minority 56th, housing 76th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017321500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 137 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017321500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.25% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017321500 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017321500 compare to Marlborough overall?

Tract 25017321500 scores 6.4/10, right in line with 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.