Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally
West Dennis Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25001011700 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 2,025
25001011700 is a census tract in West Dennis, MA. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,025 residents. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,041
Renter share24.0%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$91,635
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Dennis and the region
Centroid at 41.6640, -70.1681 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Dennis scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Dennis
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,730 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Dennis
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Dennis
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Dennis
4.9
How West Dennis compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 19Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.39%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2015)
- 8Filings 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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 2.8%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Dennis
The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.4/10.
Court records carry 19 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Housing insecurity runs 5.8% against 14.2% nationally.
Cost burden runs 44% here against 48.4% across Barnstable County. SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 5.9% of renter households were served. Average gross rent is $1,730, 9% above the West Dennis average. In a typical year about 4.4% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 24% 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.
Social vulnerability reads 2.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25001011700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001011700?
Census tract 25001011700 in West Dennis scores 4.6/10 (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 25001011700?
Median gross rent is $1,730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001011700?
5.9% of residents in tract 25001011700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,025.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001011700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 38th, minority 1th, housing 24th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001011700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001011700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.39% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25001011700 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25001011700 compare to West Dennis overall?
Tract 25001011700 scores 4.6/10, right in line with the parent city of West Dennis at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Dennis; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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