Census Tract · Ranked #19,399 of 84,120 nationally

Wilmington Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25017331300 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 7,329

Eviction risk in Wilmington in Middlesex County centers on tract 25017331300, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,329 residents. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $142,266 a year. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 7% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units2,435

Renter share17.2%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$142,266

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wilmington and the region

Centroid at 42.5421, -71.1842 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wilmington scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wilmington

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wilmington

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wilmington

3.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wilmington

4.9

How Wilmington compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

36%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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)

27Total filings over 5 yrs
4.33%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak (2014)
7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings climbed 40% 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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
26.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wilmington

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 Wilmington, 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 27 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.7% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017331300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017331300?

Census tract 25017331300 in Wilmington scores 6.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 25017331300?

6.6% of residents in tract 25017331300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,329.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017331300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 42th, minority 35th, housing 27th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017331300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017331300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.33% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017331300 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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.

How does tract 25017331300 compare to Wilmington overall?

Tract 25017331300 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Wilmington at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington

Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.