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Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Franklin Industrial Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Franklin Town

Tract 25021442201 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 4,020 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 25021442201 in the Franklin Industrial Park area of Franklin Town, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 12% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,548
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$153,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Franklin Industrial Park
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Franklin Town
Moderate
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#125 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Very Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#1,340 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Franklin Town and the region

Centroid at 42.0507, -71.4176 · click any tract to drill in

Why Franklin Industrial Park scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Franklin Town
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,201 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Franklin Town
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Franklin Town
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Franklin Town
5.0

How Franklin Industrial Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Franklin Industrial Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 4422014.6Franklin Townparent city5.6Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2023-11-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Franklin Industrial Park

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10. 58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Norfolk County average of 48.1%. It sits 1.3 points below the Norfolk County average of 5.6.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.8/10. Food insecurity runs 7.8% against 17.8% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,201, 16% above the Franklin Town average. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.1% against 11.3% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.1/10. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.4/10.

Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $153,194, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25021442201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021442201?

Census tract 25021442201 in the Franklin Industrial Park neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 25021442201?

Median gross rent is $2,201/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021442201?

7.7% of residents in tract 25021442201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,020.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021442201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 16th, minority 11th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 25021442201 considered part of Franklin Industrial Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021442201 fall within Franklin Industrial Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25021442201 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25021442201 compare to Franklin Town overall?

Tract 25021442201 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Franklin Town at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Franklin Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Franklin Town

Top eight tracts in Franklin Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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