Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
South Yarmouth Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25001012002 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 2,714
Census tract 25001012002 belongs to South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. It is home to 2,714 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,097 a month against an average household income of $76,161 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,414
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$76,161
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Yarmouth and the region
Centroid at 41.6544, -70.2047 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Yarmouth scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Yarmouth
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,097 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Yarmouth
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Yarmouth
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Yarmouth
6.9
How South Yarmouth compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 54Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2016)
- 28Filings 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 15.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Yarmouth
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 South Yarmouth, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Barnstable County average of 5.5 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 54 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2016.
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 25001012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001012002?
Census tract 25001012002 in South Yarmouth scores 3.2/10 (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 25001012002?
Median gross rent is $1,097/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25001012002?
13.6% of residents in tract 25001012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,714.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25001012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 76th, minority 23th, housing 72th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001012002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001012002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.19% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25001012002 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25001012002 compare to South Yarmouth overall?
Tract 25001012002 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of South Yarmouth at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Yarmouth; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Yarmouth
Top eight tracts in South Yarmouth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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