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Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Lunenburg Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027712101 · Worcester County, MA · pop 7,758 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Here is how census tract 25027712101, in the Lunenburg Historic District area of Lunenburg, looks to a landlord: a 5.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 7,758. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,816 a month against an average household income of $100,838 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 15% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units3,091
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$100,838

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lunenburg Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Lunenburg
Very High
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#176 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Very Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#1,229 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lunenburg and the region

Centroid at 42.6026, -71.7409 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lunenburg Historic District scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lunenburg
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,816 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lunenburg
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lunenburg
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lunenburg
5.1

How Lunenburg Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lunenburg Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 712101Lunenburg: 5.45.4Lunenburgparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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)

  • 24Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2015)
  • 24Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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 Lunenburg Historic District

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.8/10. 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 Lunenburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Worcester County average of 6.0 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25027712101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027712101?

Census tract 25027712101 in the Lunenburg Historic District neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower 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 25027712101?

Median gross rent is $1,816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027712101?

6.0% of residents in tract 25027712101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,758.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027712101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 69th, minority 18th, housing 72th.
Q5

Is tract 25027712101 considered part of Lunenburg Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027712101 fall within Lunenburg Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027712101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027712101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.56% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25027712101 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25027712101 compare to Lunenburg overall?

Tract 25027712101 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lunenburg at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lunenburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lunenburg

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

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