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Neighborhood · Medford, MA

Old Ship Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 23,431 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 4.7-5.7

Old Ship Street Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Medford with 5 census tracts and a population of 23,431 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,340/month sits 7% lower than the Medford citywide average ($2,509).

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Old Ship Street Historic District vs Medford How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.0% +76%
Medford: 25.6%
Average gross rent
$2,340 -7%
Medford: $2,509
Average HH income
$131,927 +12%
Medford: $118,089
Poverty rate
5.9% -28%
Medford: 8.2%
Renter share
40.5% -12%
Medford: 45.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Ship Street Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4.7-5.7

Why Old Ship Street Historic District scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.2-6.2 across tracts
6.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3-7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.3-8.3 across tracts
8.3
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 4.8-4.8 across tracts
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.1-6.1 across tracts
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
41% renter households · Range 8.9-8.9 across tracts
8.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.6-4.6 across tracts
4.6
Economic stress
5.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0-2.4 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0-4.1 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Old Ship Street Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Old Ship Street Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Old Ship Street Hi: 5.45.4Old Ship Street HiNeighborhoodParent city: 5.45.4Parent cityhost cityState: 6.26.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Old Ship Street Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1 points from 4.7 to 5.7. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Old Ship Street Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25017339802 5.7 5,137 35% $2,590
25017340100 5.4 6,833 77% $2,588
25017339900 5.4 5,861 39% $1,997
25017340000 5.2 2,801 26% $2,172
25017339804 4.7 2,799 18% $2,163
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 25%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 27%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Old Ship Street Historic District

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

  • 288Total filings (sum)
  • 2.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.8%Peak year (2016)
  • 2.27%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Ship Street Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Old Ship Street Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Old Ship Street Historic District?

Old Ship Street Historic District scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Old Ship Street Historic District compare to Medford overall?

Old Ship Street Historic District scores 0.0 points higher than Medford overall (5.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,340 vs $2,509.

Q3

What is the average rent in Old Ship Street Historic District?

Average gross rent in Old Ship Street Historic District is $2,340/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Old Ship Street Historic District residents are renters?

41% of Old Ship Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Medford). The neighborhood has 23,431 residents.

Q5

Is Old Ship Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Old Ship Street Historic District sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

Which tracts in Old Ship Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Ship Street Historic District is census tract 25017339802 (score 5.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.7, a spread of 1 points.

Q7

How safe is Old Ship Street Historic District for landlords?

Old Ship Street Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Medford as a whole (5.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Old Ship Street Historic District?

Old Ship Street Historic District has 21,847 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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