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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally

Buckingham Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Braintree Town

Tract 25021419602 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 6,073 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

25021419602 is a census tract in the Buckingham Place area of Braintree Town, MA. It scores 3.7/10 for landlords. Against Norfolk County at 48.1%, 13% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 4% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,152
Renter share5.0%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$137,280

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Buckingham Place
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 9 tracts In Braintree Town
Very Low
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#148 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#1,489 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Braintree Town and the region

Centroid at 42.1770, -70.9965 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buckingham Place scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Braintree Town
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,602 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Braintree Town
5.0

How Buckingham Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Buckingham Place risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.7This tracttract 4196024.6Braintree Townparent city5.6Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

Within Buckingham Place. 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 Buckingham Place

The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10. It sits 1.9 points below the Norfolk County average of 5.6.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.3/10. At $1,602 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Braintree Town commands.

13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 3.4% against 11.3% nationally. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $137,280, annual rent is just 14%.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.5 points cooler.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25021419602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021419602?

Census tract 25021419602 in the Buckingham Place neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 25021419602?

Median gross rent is $1,602/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021419602?

2.9% of residents in tract 25021419602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,073.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021419602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 72th, minority 39th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 25021419602 considered part of Buckingham Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021419602 fall within Buckingham Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25021419602 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25021419602 compare to Braintree Town overall?

Tract 25021419602 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Braintree Town at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Braintree Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Braintree Town

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

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