Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
Four Corners Eviction Risk: Lower , East Pepperell
Tract 25017327102 ·
Middlesex County, MA · pop 3,807 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 25017327102 covers part of the Four Corners area of East Pepperell, MA, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,807. It sits 2.9 points below the Middlesex County average of 6.3.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 13%Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$128,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Four Corners
Very Low
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In East Pepperell
Moderate
Within county
1th percentile
#354 of 357 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
4th percentile
#1,542 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Pepperell and the region
Centroid at 42.6696, -71.5719 · click any tract to drill in
Why Four Corners scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Pepperell
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,766 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Pepperell
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Pepperell
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Pepperell
3.0
How Four Corners compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
20%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
24%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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)
73Total filings over 5 yrs
2.84%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak (2013)
10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2012 to 2016
Filings dropped 17% 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 2020–20212020-01-01 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 Four Corners. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
3.4%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
25.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Four Corners
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.2/10.
35% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Middlesex County average of 43.0%. Well under the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 2.5/10. Food insecurity runs 8.2% against 17.8% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 73 filings here across 5 tracked years. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.4% against 11.3% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,766, 9% above the East Pepperell average. The worst year on record was 2013, when 4.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017327102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017327102?
Census tract 25017327102 in the Four Corners neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 25017327102?
Median gross rent is $1,766/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017327102?
2.5% of residents in tract 25017327102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017327102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 16th, minority 24th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 25017327102 considered part of Four Corners?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017327102 fall within Four Corners (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017327102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 73 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017327102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.84% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017327102 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25017327102 compare to East Pepperell overall?
Tract 25017327102 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of East Pepperell at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Pepperell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.