Census Tract · Ranked #31,898 of 84,120 nationally

Norwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25021413402 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 4,805

Here is how census tract 25021413402, in Norwood eviction risk in Norfolk County, looks to a landlord: a 5.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,805. On the national scale it ranks #29,711 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,234 monthly, set against $108,258 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 38% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,984

Renter share62.7%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$108,258

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Norwood and the region

Centroid at 42.1784, -71.2202 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norwood scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,234 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 35

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

13%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 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.

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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.6%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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 35th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25021413402

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021413402?

Census tract 25021413402 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.

What is the average rent in tract 25021413402?

Median gross rent is $2,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021413402?

7.1% of residents in tract 25021413402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,805.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021413402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 13th, minority 61th, housing 83th.

What share of households in tract 25021413402 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25021413402 compare to Norwood overall?

Tract 25021413402 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.