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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Barnstable Town Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25001013002 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 2,768 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Barnstable Town

Tract 25001013002 covers Barnstable Town in Massachusetts. Home to 2,768 residents, it scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #32,837 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,801 monthly, set against $114,219 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,388
Renter share6.5%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$114,219

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 11 tracts In Barnstable Town
Moderate
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 56 tracts In Barnstable County
Elevated
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#977 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Barnstable Town and the region

Centroid at 41.6280, -70.3920 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barnstable Town scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Barnstable Town
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,801 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Barnstable Town
5.1

How Barnstable Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Barnstable Town risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 013002Barnstable Town: 5.85.8Barnstable Townparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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)

  • 10Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2016)
  • 7Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barnstable Town

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Barnstable Town eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Barnstable County average of 5.5 and below 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 18th 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 10 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25001013002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001013002?

Census tract 25001013002 in Barnstable Town scores 2.6/10 (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 25001013002?

Median gross rent is $1,801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25001013002?

5.3% of residents in tract 25001013002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,768.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25001013002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 62th, minority 23th, housing 16th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001013002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001013002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.21% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25001013002 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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 25001013002 compare to Barnstable Town overall?

Tract 25001013002 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Barnstable Town at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barnstable Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Barnstable Town

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

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