Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Bleachery Eviction Risk: Lower , Waltham
Tract 25017368800 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 6,145 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 25017368800 covers the The Bleachery neighborhood of Waltham, home to 6,145 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 35% of US census tracts.
About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,516 a month against an average household income of $128,277 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units2,765
Renter share61.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$128,277
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waltham and the region
Centroid at 42.3730, -71.2242 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Bleachery scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waltham
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,516 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waltham
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waltham
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waltham
4.9
How The Bleachery compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 6%Grade B
- 38%Grade C
- 9%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 61Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.9%Peak (2015)
- 19Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 0Total filings 2020-21
- 0.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
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
Within The Bleachery. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.1%Food insecurity
- 11.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Bleachery
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Waltham 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.
Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 43rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017368800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017368800?
Census tract 25017368800 in the The Bleachery neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25017368800?
Median gross rent is $2,516/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017368800?
9.4% of residents in tract 25017368800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,145.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017368800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 40th, minority 58th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 25017368800 considered part of The Bleachery?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017368800 fall within The Bleachery (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017368800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 25017368800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.27% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017368800 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25017368800 compare to Waltham overall?
Tract 25017368800 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Waltham at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waltham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 25017368800 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 9% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waltham
Top eight tracts in Waltham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MA
Pigeon Hill
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Central Square
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
The Bleachery
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
South Side
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Banks Square
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
The Island
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Lakeview
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Prospectville
2.3
/ 10 · Low
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