Neighborhood · Ranked #22,303 of 84,120 nationally

Kimball Towers and Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Woburn

Tract 25017333602 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 7,216 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 25017333602 reflects conditions in the Kimball Towers and Court neighborhood of Woburn, Massachusetts. On the national scale it ranks #32,866 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,091 a month against an average household income of $92,340 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 19% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units2,803

Renter share44.9%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$92,340

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woburn and the region

Centroid at 42.5101, -71.1571 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kimball Towers and Court scores 6.2

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

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,091 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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: 47

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

44%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
56%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.

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.

11.5%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
26.9%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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017333602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017333602?

Census tract 25017333602 in the Kimball Towers and Court neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 25017333602?

Median gross rent is $2,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017333602?

5.8% of residents in tract 25017333602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,216.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017333602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 32th, minority 56th, housing 56th.

Is tract 25017333602 considered part of Kimball Towers and Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017333602 fall within Kimball Towers and Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25017333602 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017333602 compare to Woburn overall?

Tract 25017333602 scores 6.2/10, 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.