Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Woburn Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25017333502 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 3,423
With a score of 5.8/10, tract 25017333502 in Woburn in Middlesex County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,423 residents. On the national scale it ranks #26,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,004 a month while the average household earns $112,917 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,358
Renter share56.8%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$112,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Woburn and the region
Centroid at 42.4850, -71.1461 · click any tract to drill in
Why Woburn scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$2,004 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Woburn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
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)
- 82Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2013)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% 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
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.
- 13.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 18.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Woburn
The score leans hardest on 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 in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 82 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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 25017333502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017333502?
Census tract 25017333502 in Woburn scores 2.8/10 (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 25017333502?
Median gross rent is $2,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017333502?
13.3% of residents in tract 25017333502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,423.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017333502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 21th, minority 55th, housing 75th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017333502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017333502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.47% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25017333502 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.2% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25017333502 compare to Woburn overall?
Tract 25017333502 scores 2.8/10, lower than 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.
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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2.4
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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