Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Summer Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Norwood
Tract 25021415300 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 3,872 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Summer Heights neighborhood of Norwood is where census tract 25021415300 sits, home to 3,872 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #39,323 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,708 monthly, set against $152,214 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,488
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$152,214
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norwood and the region
Centroid at 42.1963, -71.1288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Summer Heights scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,708 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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 Summer 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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.5%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 2.9%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Summer Heights
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd 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 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% 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 25021415300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021415300?
Census tract 25021415300 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 25021415300?
Median gross rent is $2,708/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021415300?
3.7% of residents in tract 25021415300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,872.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021415300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 23th, minority 33th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 25021415300 considered part of Summer Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021415300 fall within Summer Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021415300 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021415300 compare to Norwood overall?
Tract 25021415300 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.
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