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Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Middleborough Center Eviction Risk: High

Tract 25023542302 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 4,057

With a score of 8/10, tract 25023542302 in Middleborough Center, MA reads high for landlord eviction risk. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Plymouth County average of 46.6%.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 21% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,692
Renter share56.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$72,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Middleborough Center
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 110 tracts In Plymouth County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#213 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
National
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7,836 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Middleborough Center and the region

Centroid at 41.8912, -70.9276 · click any tract to drill in

Why Middleborough Center scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Middleborough Center
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,737 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Middleborough Center
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Middleborough Center
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Middleborough Center
7.3

How Middleborough Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Middleborough Center risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.08.0This tracttract 542302Middleborough Cent: 6.66.6Middleborough Centparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.26.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Middleborough Center

It sits 2.8 points above the Plymouth County average of 5.2. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.3/10.

Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,737, close to the Middleborough Center average.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $72,625. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 25023542302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023542302?

Census tract 25023542302 in Middleborough Center scores 8/10 (High 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 25023542302?

Median gross rent is $1,737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023542302?

16.1% of residents in tract 25023542302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,057.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023542302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 68th, minority 10th, housing 85th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25023542302 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25023542302 compare to Middleborough Center overall?

Tract 25023542302 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Middleborough Center at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Middleborough Center; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Middleborough Center

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

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