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Census Tract · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Northborough Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027740101 · Worcester County, MA · pop 6,419 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Northborough

Census tract 25027740101 runs through Northborough in Worcester County. With 6,419 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,755 a month while the average household earns $171,324 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 7% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,310
Renter share16.8%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$171,324

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Northborough
Very High
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#183 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Very Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#1,469 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
National
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#80,791 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Northborough and the region

Centroid at 42.3200, -71.6655 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northborough scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Northborough
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,755 rent vs county FMR
9.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northborough
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northborough
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northborough
4.1

How Northborough compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Northborough risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 740101Northborough: 5.75.7Northboroughparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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)

  • 11Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.9%Peak (2015)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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 Northborough

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Northborough, 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2015.

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 25027740101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027740101?

Census tract 25027740101 in Northborough scores 1.3/10 (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 25027740101?

Median gross rent is $2,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027740101?

5.5% of residents in tract 25027740101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,419.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027740101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 15th, minority 42th, housing 50th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027740101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027740101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.90% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25027740101 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25027740101 compare to Northborough overall?

Tract 25027740101 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Northborough at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northborough; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northborough

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

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