Neighborhood · Ranked #17,455 of 84,120 nationally

Cambodia Town Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lowell

Tract 25017311700 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 4,871 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 25017311700 reflects conditions in the Cambodia Town area of Lowell, Massachusetts. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,633 a month against an average household income of $102,500 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 22% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,640

Renter share40.2%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$102,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lowell and the region

Centroid at 42.6299, -71.3251 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cambodia Town scores 6.7

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

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,633 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: 71

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

70%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
83%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)

216Total filings over 5 yrs
6.22%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak (2014)
51Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2012 to 2016

Filings climbed 82% 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.

16.1%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
30.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cambodia Town

The heaviest input here 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 71st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25017311700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017311700?

Census tract 25017311700 in the Cambodia Town neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 25017311700?

Median gross rent is $1,633/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017311700?

13.2% of residents in tract 25017311700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,871.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017311700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 57th, minority 83th, housing 59th.

Is tract 25017311700 considered part of Cambodia Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017311700 fall within Cambodia Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017311700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 216 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017311700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.22% of renter households, peaking at 7.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 25017311700 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.1% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25017311700 compare to Lowell overall?

Tract 25017311700 scores 6.7/10, right in line with 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.