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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

Musterfields Eviction Risk: Moderate , Abington

Tract 25023502101 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 6,356 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

25023502101 is a census tract in the Musterfields area of Plymouth County, MA. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,356. Against Plymouth County at 46.6%, 30% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 22% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,271
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$112,942

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Musterfields
Very Low
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 110 tracts In Plymouth County
Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#1,310 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
National
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#42,813 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Abington and the region

Centroid at 42.1268, -70.9125 · click any tract to drill in

Why Musterfields scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Abington
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,649 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Abington
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Abington
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Abington
5.0

How Musterfields compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Musterfields risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 502101Abington: 5.95.9Abingtonparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.26.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 42Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2016)
  • 42Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Musterfields. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Musterfields

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.1/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 filings here across 1 tracked years. It sits 0.8 points below the Plymouth County average of 5.2.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 5.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.1/10. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $112,942, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points cooler.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25023502101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023502101?

Census tract 25023502101 in the Musterfields neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 25023502101?

Median gross rent is $1,649/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023502101?

4.4% of residents in tract 25023502101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,356.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023502101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 6th, minority 29th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 25023502101 considered part of Musterfields?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25023502101 fall within Musterfields (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25023502101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25023502101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.08% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25023502101 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.2% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25023502101 compare to Abington overall?

Tract 25023502101 scores 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of Abington at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Abington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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