Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Braintree Town Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25021419500 ·
Norfolk County, MA · pop 3,663
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 25021419500 reflects conditions in Braintree Town, Massachusetts. On the national scale it ranks #57,341 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,370 a month against an average household income of $161,192 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 11%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,238
Renter share13.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate1.8%
Median income$161,192
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#9 of 9 tracts In Braintree Town
Very Low
Within county
41th percentile
#91 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Moderate
Within state
27th percentile
#1,185 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Braintree Town and the region
Centroid at 42.2097, -70.9780 · click any tract to drill in
Why Braintree Town scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Braintree Town
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
1.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,370 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.0
How Braintree Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
6%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
1%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
0Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2023-11-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Braintree Town
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 5.7/10. 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 Braintree Town eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Norfolk County average of 5.6 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021419500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021419500?
Census tract 25021419500 in Braintree Town scores 2/10 (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 25021419500?
Median gross rent is $2,370/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021419500?
1.8% of residents in tract 25021419500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,663.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021419500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 10th, minority 55th, housing 65th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25021419500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25021419500 compare to Braintree Town overall?
Tract 25021419500 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Braintree Town at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Braintree Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7
Was tract 25021419500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Braintree Town
Top eight tracts in Braintree Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.