Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,898 of 84,120 nationally
Dedham Square Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25021402400 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 6,377 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Dedham Square area of Dedham anchors census tract 25021402400, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,262 a month while the average household earns $124,507 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,752
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$124,507
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dedham and the region
Centroid at 42.2400, -71.1672 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dedham Square scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dedham
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,262 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dedham
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dedham
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dedham
5.3
How Dedham Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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
- 24%Grade B
- 25%Grade C
- 4%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
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
Within Dedham Square. 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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dedham Square
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Dedham, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Norfolk County average of 5.6 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Part of this tract, about 4% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021402400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021402400?
Census tract 25021402400 in the Dedham Square neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 25021402400?
Median gross rent is $2,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021402400?
2.0% of residents in tract 25021402400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,377.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021402400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 28th, minority 19th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 25021402400 considered part of Dedham Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021402400 fall within Dedham Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021402400 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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.
Q7
How does tract 25021402400 compare to Dedham overall?
Tract 25021402400 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Dedham at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dedham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 25021402400 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. 4% 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 Dedham
Top eight tracts in Dedham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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