Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Packard's Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brookline
Tract 25021400202 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 3,741 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Packard's Corner area of Brookline, census tract 25021400202 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #6,877 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,002 monthly, set against $93,702 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,463
Renter share75.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$93,702
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookline and the region
Centroid at 42.3490, -71.1198 · click any tract to drill in
Why Packard's Corner scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brookline
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$3,002 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brookline
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brookline
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brookline
5.5
How Packard's Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 43%Grade B
- 54%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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
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 Packard's Corner. 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 22.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Packard's Corner
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Brookline eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Norfolk County average of 5.6 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021400202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021400202?
Census tract 25021400202 in the Packard's Corner neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 25021400202?
Median gross rent is $3,002/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021400202?
26.5% of residents in tract 25021400202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,741.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021400202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 36th, minority 48th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 25021400202 considered part of Packard's Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021400202 fall within Packard's Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021400202 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021400202 compare to Brookline overall?
Tract 25021400202 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Brookline at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brookline eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 25021400202 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brookline
Top eight tracts in Brookline ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Brookline Village
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Corey Hill
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Audubon Circle
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Pill Hill
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Coolidge Corner
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Brookline Village
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Packard's Corner
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Coolidge Corner
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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