Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Summer Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Norwood
Tract 25021415101 ·
Norfolk County, MA · pop 5,574 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 25021415101, home to 5,574 residents in the Summer Heights area of Norwood, scores 5.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #42,438 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,798 a month while the average household earns $147,163 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 6%Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,914
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$147,163
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#2 of 3 tracts In Summer Heights
Moderate
Within county
29th percentile
#110 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Low
Within state
17th percentile
#1,345 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
National
7th percentile
#78,212 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norwood and the region
Centroid at 42.1735, -71.1596 · click any tract to drill in
Why Summer Heights scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Norwood
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,798 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norwood
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norwood
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norwood
5.0
How Summer Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
3%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2023-11-01
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 Summer Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
2.8%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
22.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Summer Heights
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Norwood 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25021415101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021415101?
Census tract 25021415101 in the Summer Heights neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 25021415101?
Median gross rent is $1,798/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021415101?
4.1% of residents in tract 25021415101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,574.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021415101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 74th, minority 42th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 25021415101 considered part of Summer Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021415101 fall within Summer Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021415101 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021415101 compare to Norwood overall?
Tract 25021415101 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Norwood at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.