Neighborhood · Ranked #6,298 of 84,120 nationally

Skyview Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Brockton

Tract 25023511601 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 3,807 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 25023511601 sits in the Skyview Village neighborhood of Brockton, Massachusetts. It has a population of 3,807 and an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). 44% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,968/month against a median household income of $83,077 — roughly 28% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 35% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,230

Renter share62.0%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate17.1%

Median income$83,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brockton and the region

Centroid at 42.0618, -71.0180 · click any tract to drill in

Why Skyview Village scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brockton

7.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

17.1% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,968 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brockton

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brockton

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brockton

7.1

How Skyview Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

62%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
58%Grade B
21%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Skyview Village. 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.

26.5%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility-shutoff threat
29.5%Food insecurity
34.5%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
23.4%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 25023511601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023511601?

Census tract 25023511601 in the Skyview Village neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (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 25023511601?

Median gross rent is $1,968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023511601?

17.1% of residents in tract 25023511601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,807.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023511601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 83th, minority 78th, housing 89th.

Is tract 25023511601 considered part of Skyview Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25023511601 fall within Skyview Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25023511601 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 17.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25023511601 compare to Brockton overall?

Tract 25023511601 scores 6.8/10 — higher than the parent city of Brockton at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brockton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 25023511601 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Brockton

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