1 census tracts · pop 6,024 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
North Bellingham maps to a single census tract in Bellingham, MA and houses 6,024 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 52% 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.
Against a Bellingham baseline of 48.4%, 74% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. 4.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate. At $2,198 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Bellingham commands. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $108,353. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
North Bellingham vs BellinghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Bellingham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
4.1%No health insurance
25.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About North Bellingham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Bellingham?
North Bellingham scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 North Bellingham compare to Bellingham overall?
North Bellingham scores 0.2 points lower than Bellingham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 48% citywide. Average rent: $2,198 vs $2,009.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Bellingham?
Average gross rent in North Bellingham is $2,198/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Bellingham residents are renters?
30% of North Bellingham households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Bellingham). The neighborhood has 6,024 residents.
Q5
Is North Bellingham a high social-vulnerability area?
North Bellingham sits in the 40th 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
How safe is North Bellingham for landlords?
North Bellingham carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of North Bellingham?
North Bellingham has 6,129 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Other / Multiracial (20.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
