Neighborhood · Ranked #22,303 of 84,120 nationally

Quincy Center Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25021417703 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 2,304 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 25021417703 covers the Quincy Center area of Quincy, home to 2,304 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,743 monthly, set against $62,083 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 42% Owners 13%

Tract context

Occupied units1,326

Renter share86.7%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate13.6%

Median income$62,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Quincy and the region

Centroid at 42.2493, -70.9984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Quincy Center scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Quincy

8.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

13.6% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$1,743 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Quincy

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Quincy

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Quincy

5.8

How Quincy Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

84%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

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

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 Quincy Center. 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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Quincy Center

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Quincy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Norfolk County average of 5.6 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 25021417703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021417703?

Census tract 25021417703 in the Quincy Center neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25021417703?

Median gross rent is $1,743/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021417703?

13.6% of residents in tract 25021417703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021417703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 80th, minority 58th, housing 92th.

Is tract 25021417703 considered part of Quincy Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021417703 fall within Quincy Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25021417703 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25021417703 compare to Quincy overall?

Tract 25021417703 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Quincy at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Quincy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 25021417703 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Quincy

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