Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Billerica Mills Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25017316500 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 6,377 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
25017316500 is a census tract in the Billerica Mills Historic District area of Middlesex County, MA. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,377. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,571
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$107,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middlesex County and the region
Centroid at 42.5868, -71.2829 · click any tract to drill in
Why Billerica Mills Historic District scores 6
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
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,557 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 Billerica Mills Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 72Total filings over 5 yrs
- 3.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2012)
- 11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% 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.
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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Billerica Mills Historic District
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 72 filings here across 5 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2012, when 4.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $107,313, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Middlesex County average of 6.3 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017316500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017316500?
Census tract 25017316500 in the Billerica Mills Historic District neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25017316500?
Median gross rent is $1,557/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017316500?
7.3% of residents in tract 25017316500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,377.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017316500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 63th, minority 54th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 25017316500 considered part of Billerica Mills Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017316500 fall within Billerica Mills Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017316500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 72 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017316500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.35% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017316500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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