Neighborhood · Ranked #24,519 of 84,120 nationally

Kimball Towers and Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Woburn

Tract 25017333501 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,959 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

For landlords sizing up Kimball Towers and Court in Woburn, census tract 25017333501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #32,864 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,162 a month while the average household earns $101,667 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 14% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,940

Renter share30.8%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate4.4%

Median income$101,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woburn and the region

Centroid at 42.4946, -71.1515 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kimball Towers and Court scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Woburn

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

4.4% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$2,162 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Woburn

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Woburn

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Woburn

5.9

How Kimball Towers and Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

30%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
50%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)

71Total filings over 5 yrs
3.06%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak (2012)
11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings dropped 52% 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

Within Kimball Towers and Court. 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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
4.1%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kimball Towers and Court

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Woburn 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 below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.1% of renter households in 2012.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017333501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017333501?

Census tract 25017333501 in the Kimball Towers and Court neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 25017333501?

Median gross rent is $2,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017333501?

4.4% of residents in tract 25017333501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,959.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017333501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 35th, minority 45th, housing 50th.

Is tract 25017333501 considered part of Kimball Towers and Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017333501 fall within Kimball Towers and Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017333501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017333501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.06% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017333501 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017333501 compare to Woburn overall?

Tract 25017333501 scores 6/10, right in line with the parent city of Woburn at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woburn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Woburn

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