Neighborhood · Ranked #19,399 of 84,120 nationally

Cambodia Town Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lowell

Tract 25017311500 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 3,288 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

In the Cambodia Town neighborhood of Lowell, census tract 25017311500 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 42nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,647 a month against an average household income of $122,887 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,129

Renter share41.4%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate12.1%

Median income$122,887

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lowell and the region

Centroid at 42.6305, -71.3346 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cambodia Town scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

12.1% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,647 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lowell

5.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lowell

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lowell

6.5

How Cambodia Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

38%Socioeconomic
50%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
59%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

59Total filings over 5 yrs
2.56%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak (2012)
12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings dropped 25% over the past 5 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

0Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2023-11-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cambodia Town. 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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cambodia Town

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Lowell 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 Middlesex County average of 5.2 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 59 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2012.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017311500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017311500?

Census tract 25017311500 in the Cambodia Town neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25017311500?

Median gross rent is $1,647/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017311500?

12.1% of residents in tract 25017311500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,288.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017311500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 50th, minority 75th, housing 59th.

Is tract 25017311500 considered part of Cambodia Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017311500 fall within Cambodia Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017311500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017311500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.56% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017311500 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017311500 compare to Lowell overall?

Tract 25017311500 scores 6.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lowell at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lowell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lowell

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