Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
North Bellingham Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25021443106 · Norfolk County, MA · pop 6,024 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 25021443106 belongs to the North Bellingham neighborhood of Bellingham, Massachusetts. It is home to 6,024 residents and scores 6.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,198 a month while the average household earns $108,353 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,349
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate0.5%
Median income$108,353
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellingham and the region
Centroid at 42.1212, -71.4651 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Bellingham scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellingham
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
0.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,198 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellingham
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellingham
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellingham
5.8
How North Bellingham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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.
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 9.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Bellingham
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Bellingham, 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 25021443106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25021443106?
Census tract 25021443106 in the North Bellingham neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 25021443106?
Median gross rent is $2,198/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25021443106?
0.5% of residents in tract 25021443106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,024.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25021443106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 59th, minority 44th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 25021443106 considered part of North Bellingham?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25021443106 fall within North Bellingham (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25021443106 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25021443106 compare to Bellingham overall?
Tract 25021443106 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bellingham at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellingham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellingham
Top eight tracts in Bellingham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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