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Neighborhood · Woburn, MA

Kimball Towers and Court Eviction Risk: Lower

5 census tracts · pop 26,430 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.3/10 · range 1.6–2.8

Kimball Towers and Court is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Woburn with 5 census tracts and a population of 26,430 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,164/month sits 3% lower than the Woburn citywide average ($2,221).

Risk score
2.3
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Kimball Towers and Court vs Woburn How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.9% +65%
Woburn: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$2,164 -3%
Woburn: $2,221
Average HH income
$103,349 -4%
Woburn: $107,754
Poverty rate
6.8% -13%
Woburn: 7.8%
Renter share
39.0% -12%
Woburn: 44.3%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Kimball Towers and Court and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 1.6–2.8

Why Kimball Towers and Court scores 2.3

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 7.5–8.3 across tracts
8.0
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 6.0–7.4 across tracts
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.8–6.0 across tracts
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 5.7–8.4 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.7–5.9 across tracts
5.5
Economic stress
6.8% below poverty line · Range 1.1–2.1 across tracts
1.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.6 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Kimball Towers and Court vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Kimball Towers and Court score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Kimball Towers and: 2.32.3Kimball Towers andNeighborhoodParent city: 6.16.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.26.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Kimball Towers and Court?

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 1.2 points from 1.6 to 2.8. 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 Kimball Towers and Court

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25017333200 2.8 5,514 60% $1,877
25017333602 2.7 7,216 57% $2,091
25017333501 2.4 4,959 56% $2,162
25017332201 1.9 2,211 64% $1,453
25017332202 1.6 6,530 37% $2,728
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 34

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

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 24%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Kimball Towers and Court

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 123Total filings (sum)
  • 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak year (2013)
  • 1.65%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kimball Towers and Court

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

Frequently asked

About Kimball Towers and Court

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Kimball Towers and Court?

Kimball Towers and Court scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 Kimball Towers and Court compare to Woburn overall?

Kimball Towers and Court scores 3.8 points lower than Woburn overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,164 vs $2,221.
Q3

What is the average rent in Kimball Towers and Court?

Average gross rent in Kimball Towers and Court is $2,164/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Kimball Towers and Court residents are renters?

39% of Kimball Towers and Court households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Woburn). The neighborhood has 26,430 residents.
Q5

Is Kimball Towers and Court a high social-vulnerability area?

Kimball Towers and Court sits in the 34th 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 Kimball Towers and Court have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Kimball Towers and Court is census tract 25017333200 (score 2.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.6 to 2.8, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Kimball Towers and Court for landlords?

Kimball Towers and Court carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.3/10). 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 Woburn as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Kimball Towers and Court?

Kimball Towers and Court has 26,354 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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