Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Cambodia Town Eviction Risk: Lower , Lowell
Tract 25017311600 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 6,039 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 25017311600 covers the Cambodia Town area of Lowell, home to 6,039 residents. For landlords it grades 4.7/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,860 a month against an average household income of $118,170 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,980
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$118,170
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lowell and the region
Centroid at 42.6219, -71.3324 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cambodia Town scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,860 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 168Total filings over 5 yrs
- 4.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2015)
- 30Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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
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.
- 12.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.0%Food insecurity
- 15.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cambodia Town
The score leans hardest on 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 below 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 168 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017311600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017311600?
Census tract 25017311600 in the Cambodia Town neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 25017311600?
Median gross rent is $1,860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017311600?
7.5% of residents in tract 25017311600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,039.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017311600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 58th, minority 67th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 25017311600 considered part of Cambodia Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017311600 fall within Cambodia Town (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017311600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 168 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017311600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.81% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017311600 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25017311600 compare to Lowell overall?
Tract 25017311600 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Lowell at 6.1/10. 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.
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