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Neighborhood · Bellingham, MA

Maple Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,763 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 4.9–6.2

Maple Ridge spans 2 census tracts of Bellingham, MA and houses 6,763 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $800, 60% below the Bellingham average of $2,009.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. 22% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.9 to 6.2, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.

3.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. 50% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 7% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Maple Ridge vs Bellingham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.1% +4%
Bellingham: 48.4%
Average gross rent
$800 -60%
Bellingham: $2,009
Average HH income
$128,456 +45%
Bellingham: $88,731
Poverty rate
6.4% +258%
Bellingham: 1.8%
Renter share
15.0% -52%
Bellingham: 31.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Maple Ridge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.9–6.2

Why Maple Ridge scores 5.3

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 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.2–7.1 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 6.2–9.5 across tracts
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–6.2 across tracts
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
15% renter households · Range 4.0–7.2 across tracts
5.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.8 across tracts
5.3
Economic stress
6.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.9 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Maple Ridge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Maple Ridge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3Maple RidgeNeighborhood6.4Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Maple Ridge

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25021443105 6.2 2,159 52% ,
25021443104 4.9 4,604 49% $1,175
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 27%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 11%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Maple Ridge

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

Frequently asked

About Maple Ridge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Maple Ridge?

Maple Ridge scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Maple Ridge compare to Bellingham overall?

Maple Ridge scores 1.1 points lower than Bellingham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 48% citywide. Average rent: $800 vs $2,009.
Q3

What is the average rent in Maple Ridge?

Average gross rent in Maple Ridge is $800/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Maple Ridge residents are renters?

15% of Maple Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 6,763 residents.
Q5

Is Maple Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?

Maple Ridge sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Maple Ridge have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Maple Ridge is census tract 25021443105 (score 6.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6.2, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Maple Ridge for landlords?

Maple Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bellingham as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Maple Ridge?

Maple Ridge has 6,816 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.5%), Hispanic / Latino (3.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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