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Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Sharon Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25021414300 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 5,407 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Sharon

Census tract 25021414300 covers part of Sharon, MA, and scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,407. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.2/10.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 15% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,900
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$169,632

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Sharon
Moderate
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#133 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#1,433 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
National
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sharon and the region

Centroid at 42.1231, -71.1693 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sharon scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sharon
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,753 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sharon
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sharon
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sharon
5.3

How Sharon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sharon risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 4143004.6Sharonparent city5.6Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

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

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 Sharon

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.2/10. Average gross rent is $1,753, 32% below the Sharon average. It sits 1.7 points below the Norfolk County average of 5.6.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.3/10. 41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Norfolk County average of 48.1%. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Adults with no health insurance runs 2.5% against 11.3% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $169,632, annual rent is just 12%. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.3 points cooler.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25021414300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021414300?

Census tract 25021414300 in Sharon scores 3.9/10 (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 25021414300?

Median gross rent is $1,753/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021414300?

4.8% of residents in tract 25021414300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,407.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021414300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 73th, minority 38th, housing 42th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25021414300 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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.
Q6

How does tract 25021414300 compare to Sharon overall?

Tract 25021414300 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Sharon at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sharon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sharon

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

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