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Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Barnstable Town Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25001013100 · Barnstable County, MA · pop 5,942

With a score of 3.8/10, tract 25001013100 in Barnstable Town, MA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,942. Severe burden reaches 39%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 2% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,442
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$108,981

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 11 tracts In Barnstable Town
Moderate
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 56 tracts In Barnstable County
Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#1,465 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
National
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Barnstable Town and the region

Centroid at 41.6804, -70.4223 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barnstable Town scores 3.8

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
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,161 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 / state3.8This tracttract 0131004.6Barnstable Townparent city4.8Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 12Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.3%Peak (2015)
  • 6Filings 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

67% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Barnstable County average of 48.4%. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Against the Barnstable County average of 4.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Food insecurity runs 8.5% against 17.8% nationally.

Court records carry 12 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.5% against 11.3% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,161, 13% above the Barnstable Town average. Filings peaked in 2015 at 3.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 2.9% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 6% 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 1.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.4 points cooler.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25001013100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25001013100?

Census tract 25001013100 in Barnstable Town scores 3.8/10 (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 25001013100?

Median gross rent is $2,161/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25001013100?

3.4% of residents in tract 25001013100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,942.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25001013100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 24th, minority 4th, housing 2th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25001013100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 25001013100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.86% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25001013100 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25001013100 compare to Barnstable Town overall?

Tract 25001013100 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Barnstable Town at 4.6/10. 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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