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Musterfields Eviction Risk: Moderate , Abington

Tract 25023520201 · Plymouth County, MA · pop 3,481 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 25023520201 in the Musterfields area of Abington, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,481. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.5/10.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 14% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,493
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$101,164

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Musterfields
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Abington
Very High
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#31 of 110 tracts In Plymouth County
Elevated
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#837 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Abington and the region

Centroid at 42.1373, -70.9553 · click any tract to drill in

Why Musterfields scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Abington
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,424 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Abington
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Abington
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Abington
4.7

How Musterfields compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Musterfields risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 520201Abington: 5.95.9Abingtonparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.26.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 16Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2016)
  • 16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Musterfields. 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 Musterfields

The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.3/10.

At $1,424 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Abington commands. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 16 filings here across 1 tracked years.

Food insecurity runs 10.4% against 17.8% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.2% against 11.3% nationally.

Against the Plymouth County average of 5.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. The worst year on record was 2016, when 3.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.5% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 77th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 25% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25023520201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25023520201?

Census tract 25023520201 in the Musterfields neighborhood 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 25023520201?

Median gross rent is $1,424/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25023520201?

5.9% of residents in tract 25023520201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,481.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25023520201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 15th, minority 38th, housing 14th.
Q5

Is tract 25023520201 considered part of Musterfields?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25023520201 fall within Musterfields (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25023520201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25023520201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.52% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25023520201 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25023520201 compare to Abington overall?

Tract 25023520201 scores 5.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Abington at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Abington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Abington

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

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