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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

East Natick Eviction Risk: Lower , Cochituate

Tract 25017382100 · Middlesex County, MA · pop 5,174 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 25017382100 covers part of the East Natick area of Cochituate, MA, and scores 3.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,174. Cost burden runs 8% here against 43.0% across Middlesex County.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 5% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,718
Renter share5.6%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$151,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In East Natick
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Cochituate
Moderate
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#355 of 357 tracts In Middlesex County
Very Low
Within state
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#1,571 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cochituate and the region

Centroid at 42.3117, -71.3412 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Natick scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cochituate
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cochituate
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cochituate
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cochituate
2.7

How East Natick compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Natick risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.1This tracttract 3821004.0Cochituateparent city6.3Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 6Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 1.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2013)
  • 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 25017382100

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 0Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.0Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2023-11-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 East Natick. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Natick

It sits 3.2 points below the Middlesex County average of 6.3. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. Food insecurity runs 6.3% against 17.8% nationally. On the softer side, court filing pressure reads 2.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,865, 18% above the Cochituate average. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 filings here across 3 tracked years. The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Housing insecurity runs 6.4% against 14.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2013 at 3.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

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 25017382100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25017382100?

Census tract 25017382100 in the East Natick neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 25017382100?

Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25017382100?

3.6% of residents in tract 25017382100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,174.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25017382100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 45th, minority 33th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 25017382100 considered part of East Natick?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25017382100 fall within East Natick (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25017382100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 25017382100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.81% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25017382100 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25017382100 compare to Cochituate overall?

Tract 25017382100 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Cochituate at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cochituate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cochituate

Top eight tracts in Cochituate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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