Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Brockton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25023510504 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 2,388

Here is how census tract 25023510504, in Brockton eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,388. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $693 a month while the average household earns $39,932 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 22% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units912

Renter share65.5%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate23.0%

Median income$39,932

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brockton and the region

Centroid at 42.0949, -71.0332 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brockton scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brockton

7.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

23.0% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$693 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brockton

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brockton

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brockton

7.1

How Brockton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

67%Socioeconomic
78%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

24.3%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility-shutoff threat
30.0%Food insecurity
37.4%SNAP enrollment
16.4%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
44.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brockton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Brockton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Plymouth County average of 6.0 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 25023510504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023510504?

Census tract 25023510504 in Brockton scores 5.8/10 (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 25023510504?

Median gross rent is $693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023510504?

23.0% of residents in tract 25023510504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,388.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023510504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 78th, minority 84th, housing 97th.

What share of households in tract 25023510504 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.3% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25023510504 compare to Brockton overall?

Tract 25023510504 scores 5.8/10, lower than the parent city of Brockton at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brockton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 25023510504 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brockton

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