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 BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%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.
8.7%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
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.