Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
West Chatham Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25001010700 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 3,360 · 35% of tract blocks fall in West Chatham
25001010700 is a census tract in West Chatham, MA. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,360. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,632
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$112,976
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Chatham and the region
Centroid at 41.6185, -69.9813 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Chatham scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Chatham
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,629 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Chatham
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Chatham
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Chatham
4.2
How West Chatham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
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)
- 6Total filings over 2 yrs
- 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2016)
- 4Filings in 2016 (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.
- 5.3%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.1%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 2.7%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Chatham
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.9/10. Against Barnstable County at 48.4%, 39% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10.
Court records carry 6 eviction filings across 2 observed years. On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.9/10. SNAP participation runs 7.2% against 15.2% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2016, when 2.5% of renter households were served. Average gross rent is $1,629, 8% below the West Chatham average.
In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #42,813 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
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 25001010700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001010700?
Census tract 25001010700 in West Chatham scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25001010700?
Median gross rent is $1,629/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001010700?
10.6% of residents in tract 25001010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,360.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001010700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 30th, minority 20th, housing 37th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001010700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001010700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25001010700 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.3% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25001010700 compare to West Chatham overall?
Tract 25001010700 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of West Chatham at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Chatham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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