3 census tracts · pop 15,462 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.5–7.1
Summer Heights spans 3 census tracts of Norwood, MA and houses 15,462 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Norwood rate of 32.5%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.5 to 7.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2/10. 3.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate. At $1,971 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Norwood commands.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Summer Heights vs NorwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Summer Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
3.5%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Summer Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Summer Heights?
Summer Heights scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Summer Heights compare to Norwood overall?
Summer Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Norwood overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,971 vs $2,116.
Q3
What is the average rent in Summer Heights?
Average gross rent in Summer Heights is $1,971/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Summer Heights residents are renters?
21% of Summer Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Norwood). The neighborhood has 15,462 residents.
Q5
Is Summer Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Summer Heights sits in the 34th 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
Which tracts in Summer Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Summer Heights is census tract 25021413100 (score 7.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 7.1, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Summer Heights for landlords?
Summer Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Norwood as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Summer Heights?
Summer Heights has 15,873 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.