Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

North Scituate Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25023505104 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 3,833 · 13% of tract blocks fall in North Scituate

With a score of 4.1/10, tract 25023505104 in North Scituate, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,833 residents. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,607

Renter share10.6%

SVI overall0.01

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$109,904

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Scituate and the region

Centroid at 42.2075, -70.7226 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Scituate scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from North Scituate

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,078 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from North Scituate

8.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from North Scituate

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from North Scituate

5.4

How North Scituate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

9%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
4%Racial/ethnic minority
1%Housing & transportation

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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
8.5%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
2.7%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
25.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Scituate

35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Plymouth County average of 46.6%. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10.

Average gross rent is $2,078, 30% above the North Scituate average. Food insecurity runs 7.3% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Plymouth County average of 5.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.

The severe-burden share is 11%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 2.7% against 11.3% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10.

On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25023505104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023505104?

Census tract 25023505104 in North Scituate scores 4.1/10 (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 25023505104?

Median gross rent is $2,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023505104?

4.1% of residents in tract 25023505104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,833.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023505104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 15th, minority 4th, housing 1th.

What share of households in tract 25023505104 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25023505104 compare to North Scituate overall?

Tract 25023505104 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Scituate at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Scituate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Scituate

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