1 census tracts · pop 6,673 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 7.1–7.1
Wayside Woods is a one-tract neighborhood of Marlborough, MA, population 6,673. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.1/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 71% against 34.8% citywide, putting Wayside Woods 36.1% over its own city.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. 24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 155 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.0% of renter households. 4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At $1,713 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Marlborough commands. Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $92,634. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wayside Woods vs MarlboroughHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wayside Woods
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
155Total filings (sum)
2.78%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2016)
4.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wayside Woods
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.4%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
29.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wayside Woods
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wayside Woods?
Wayside Woods scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Wayside Woods compare to Marlborough overall?
Wayside Woods scores 0.6 points higher than Marlborough overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,713 vs $1,871.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wayside Woods?
Average gross rent in Wayside Woods is $1,713/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wayside Woods residents are renters?
32% of Wayside Woods households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Marlborough). The neighborhood has 6,673 residents.
Q5
Is Wayside Woods a high social-vulnerability area?
Wayside Woods sits in the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Wayside Woods for landlords?
Wayside Woods carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Marlborough as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Wayside Woods?
Wayside Woods has 6,525 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%), Other / Multiracial (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
