Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
College Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Wellesley
Tract 25021404400 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 6,823 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
The College Heights area of Wellesley is where census tract 25021404400 sits, home to 6,823 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.7/10. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,375 a month while the average household earns $250,001 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,689
Renter share30.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellesley and the region
Centroid at 42.2882, -71.2955 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Heights scores 1.3
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,375 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 College Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 10%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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 College Heights. 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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 3.0%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Heights
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.4/10. 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 Wellesley eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 17th 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 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% 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 25021404400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021404400?
Census tract 25021404400 in the College Heights 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 25021404400?
Median gross rent is $2,375/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021404400?
5.8% of residents in tract 25021404400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,823.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021404400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 11th, minority 44th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 25021404400 considered part of College Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021404400 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021404400 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021404400 compare to Wellesley overall?
Tract 25021404400 scores 1.3/10, 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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