Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Linden Street Eviction Risk: Lower , Wellesley
Tract 25021404202 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 5,470 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 25021404202 runs through the Linden Street neighborhood of Wellesley. With 5,470 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,045 a month against an average household income of $203,934 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,349
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$203,934
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
4
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellesley and the region
Centroid at 42.3036, -71.2712 · click any tract to drill in
Why Linden Street scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wellesley
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,045 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wellesley
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wellesley
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wellesley
3.1
How Linden Street compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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
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 Linden Street. 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.
- 6.5%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Linden Street
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wellesley 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 Norfolk County average of 5.6 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021404202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021404202?
Census tract 25021404202 in the Linden Street neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 25021404202?
Median gross rent is $3,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021404202?
3.0% of residents in tract 25021404202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021404202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 25th, minority 47th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 25021404202 considered part of Linden Street?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021404202 fall within Linden Street (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021404202 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021404202 compare to Wellesley overall?
Tract 25021404202 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Wellesley at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wellesley eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wellesley
Top eight tracts in Wellesley ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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