Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 25017314200 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25017314200 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 5,419
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 25017314200 in Middlesex ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,419 residents. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,558 monthly, set against $87,392 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,087
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$87,392
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middlesex County and the region
Centroid at 42.6812, -71.3168 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 25017314200 scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,558 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 25017314200 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 82Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2012)
- 15Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% 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
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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 16.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 25017314200
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 82 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017314200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017314200?
Census tract 25017314200 in Middlesex County scores 3.3/10 (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 25017314200?
Median gross rent is $1,558/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017314200?
13.1% of residents in tract 25017314200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,419.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017314200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 12th, minority 29th, housing 39th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017314200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 82 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017314200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.91% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25017314200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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