Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Yale Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Wakefield
Tract 25017335302 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 5,100 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 25017335302 covers the Yale Avenue Historic District neighborhood of Wakefield, home to 5,100 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,019 a month against an average household income of $157,222 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,942
Renter share23.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$157,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wakefield and the region
Centroid at 42.5132, -71.0493 · click any tract to drill in
Why Yale Avenue Historic District scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wakefield
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,019 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wakefield
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wakefield
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wakefield
4.1
How Yale Avenue Historic District 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.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 65Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.2%Peak (2014)
- 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 Yale Avenue Historic District. 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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 3.0%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Yale Avenue Historic District
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Wakefield 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.2% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25017335302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017335302?
Census tract 25017335302 in the Yale Avenue Historic District neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 25017335302?
Median gross rent is $2,019/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25017335302?
6.7% of residents in tract 25017335302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,100.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25017335302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 30th, minority 13th, housing 22th.
Q5
Is tract 25017335302 considered part of Yale Avenue Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017335302 fall within Yale Avenue Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017335302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25017335302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.52% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25017335302 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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.
Q8
How does tract 25017335302 compare to Wakefield overall?
Tract 25017335302 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Wakefield at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wakefield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wakefield
Top eight tracts in Wakefield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Parent city ↑
Wakefield
5.7 / 10
Parent county ↑
Middlesex County
Parent state ↑
Massachusetts
Sibling tract →
Yale Avenue Historic District
1.2 / 10
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Yale Avenue Historic District
1.5 / 10
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Yale Avenue Historic District
1.6 / 10
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