Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Wellesley Fells Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25021404301 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 5,836 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 25021404301 in the Wellesley Fells area of Wellesley, MA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Against Norfolk County at 48.1%, 18% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,959
Renter share4.0%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.7%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellesley and the region
Centroid at 42.3121, -71.3102 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wellesley Fells scores 3.7
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
1.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
7.3
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 Wellesley Fells compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%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.
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.
- 4.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.2%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.4%Transit barriers
- 1.9%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 17.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wellesley Fells
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. It sits 1.9 points below the Norfolk County average of 5.6. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The voucher gap is 23.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $3,501, 21% above the Wellesley average.
Running hot, supply constraint reads 7.3/10. Housing insecurity runs 4.4% against 14.2% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 1.9% against 11.3% nationally.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7.1/10. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 4% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021404301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021404301?
Census tract 25021404301 in the Wellesley Fells neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 25021404301?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021404301?
1.7% of residents in tract 25021404301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,836.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021404301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 19th, minority 35th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 25021404301 considered part of Wellesley Fells?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021404301 fall within Wellesley Fells (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021404301 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.4% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021404301 compare to Wellesley overall?
Tract 25021404301 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Wellesley at 4.6/10. 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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