Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
West Chelmsford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25017317301 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 3,239 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The West Chelmsford area of Middlesex anchors census tract 25017317301, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,940 a month against an average household income of $142,000 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,100
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$142,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middlesex County and the region
Centroid at 42.6292, -71.3761 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Chelmsford scores 1.8
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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,940 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 West Chelmsford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 29Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2014)
- 6Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% 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 West Chelmsford. 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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Chelmsford
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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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 25017317301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017317301?
Census tract 25017317301 in the West Chelmsford neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 25017317301?
Median gross rent is $1,940/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017317301?
4.6% of residents in tract 25017317301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,239.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017317301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 85th, minority 47th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 25017317301 considered part of West Chelmsford?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017317301 fall within West Chelmsford (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017317301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017317301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017317301 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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