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Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Randolph Town Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25021420302 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 7,444

Census tract 25021420302 covers part of Randolph Town, MA, and scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,444. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 14% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,618
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$79,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Randolph Town
Very High
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#59 of 154 tracts In Norfolk County
Elevated
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#837 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Moderate
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,618 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Randolph Town and the region

Centroid at 42.1524, -71.0410 · click any tract to drill in

Why Randolph Town scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Randolph Town
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,950 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Randolph Town
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Randolph Town
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Randolph Town
5.3

How Randolph Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Randolph Town risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.9This tracttract 4203024.6Randolph Townparent city5.6Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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 Randolph Town

The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.4/10.

Against Norfolk County at 48.1%, about half of renters here are cost-burdened. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.1/10.

SNAP participation runs 22.7% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 8.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Norfolk County average of 5.6 closely. Average gross rent is $1,950, close to the Randolph Town average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $79,333.

30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25021420302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021420302?

Census tract 25021420302 in Randolph Town scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 25021420302?

Median gross rent is $1,950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25021420302?

9.7% of residents in tract 25021420302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,444.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25021420302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 78th, minority 80th, housing 85th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25021420302 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.9% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25021420302 compare to Randolph Town overall?

Tract 25021420302 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Randolph Town at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Randolph 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 Randolph Town

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

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