Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Brockton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25023510505 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 4,495

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 25023510505 in Brockton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,495 residents. On the national scale it ranks #9,477 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,374 a month while the average household earns $55,074 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 64% 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 39% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units2,076

Renter share64.1%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate18.8%

Median income$55,074

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brockton and the region

Centroid at 42.0981, -71.0496 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brockton scores 5.4

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

18.8% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$1,374 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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: 85

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

71%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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
2%Grade B
17%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.

25.4%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
29.1%Food insecurity
35.0%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
39.7%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.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.8% 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 25023510505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023510505?

Census tract 25023510505 in Brockton 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 25023510505?

Median gross rent is $1,374/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023510505?

18.8% of residents in tract 25023510505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,495.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023510505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 85th, minority 83th, housing 81th.

What share of households in tract 25023510505 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.4% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25023510505 compare to Brockton overall?

Tract 25023510505 scores 5.4/10, 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 25023510505 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.