Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #31,898 of 84,120 nationally
Norwood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25021413202 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 2,463
Census tract 25021413202 belongs to Norwood, Massachusetts. It is home to 2,463 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #18,749 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,787 a month while the average household earns $129,919 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units935
Renter share44.2%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$129,919
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norwood and the region
Centroid at 42.2060, -71.2010 · click any tract to drill in
Why Norwood scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norwood
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,787 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norwood
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norwood
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norwood
5.6
How Norwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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
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
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.8%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Norwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Norwood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021413202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021413202?
Census tract 25021413202 in Norwood 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 25021413202?
Median gross rent is $2,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021413202?
6.4% of residents in tract 25021413202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021413202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 26th, minority 22th, housing 73th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25021413202 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25021413202 compare to Norwood overall?
Tract 25021413202 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Norwood at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Norwood
Top eight tracts in Norwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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