Census tract rankings · Massachusetts

Most rent-burdened census tracts in Massachusetts

Share of renter households paying more than 30% of income on rent — a federal threshold for housing-cost burden. Filtered to Massachusetts, ranked among all tracts in the state.

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Rank	Tract	County	rent burden
#1	Tract 6303.01	Bristol, MA	100.0%
#2	Tract 5221.01	Plymouth, MA	100.0%
#3	Tract 3143.02	Middlesex, MA	100.0%
#4	Tract 4081.03	Norfolk, MA	100.0%
#5	Tract 3301.01	Middlesex, MA	100.0%
#6	Tract 2681	Essex, MA	100.0%
#7	Tract 9803	Plymouth, MA	100.0%
#8	Tract 7442.01	Worcester, MA	94.1%
#9	Tract 3301.02	Middlesex, MA	93.7%
#10	Tract 9005	Berkshire, MA	90.9%
#11	Tract 9503.07	Nantucket, MA	90.7%
#12	Tract 7424.01	Worcester, MA	88.5%
#13	Tract 6302.01	Bristol, MA	87.8%
#14	Tract 7614.02	Worcester, MA	87.3%
#15	Tract 120.01	Barnstable, MA	85.7%
#16	Tract 5107	Plymouth, MA	84.5%
#17	Tract 8022	Hampden, MA	84.3%
#18	Tract 126.01	Barnstable, MA	84.0%
#19	Tract 2103.01	Essex, MA	83.9%
#20	Tract 708.01	Suffolk, MA	83.7%
#21	Tract 6317	Bristol, MA	82.6%
#22	Tract 110.02	Barnstable, MA	81.8%
#23	Tract 2611.01	Essex, MA	81.7%
#24	Tract 4563.01	Norfolk, MA	81.7%
#25	Tract 3211	Middlesex, MA	81.5%
#26	Tract 3364.04	Middlesex, MA	81.5%
#27	Tract 121.01	Barnstable, MA	81.0%
#28	Tract 8112	Hampden, MA	79.9%
#29	Tract 6331	Bristol, MA	79.7%
#30	Tract 3173.01	Middlesex, MA	79.2%
#31	Tract 5041.02	Plymouth, MA	79.0%
#32	Tract 125.02	Barnstable, MA	78.8%
#33	Tract 2671.02	Essex, MA	78.3%
#34	Tract 3401	Middlesex, MA	78.1%
#35	Tract 5012.04	Plymouth, MA	78.0%
#36	Tract 6002.03	Bristol, MA	78.0%
#37	Tract 3104	Middlesex, MA	77.7%
#38	Tract 8124.04	Hampden, MA	77.4%
#39	Tract 6451.01	Bristol, MA	77.4%
#40	Tract 2522.01	Essex, MA	77.3%
#41	Tract 3621	Middlesex, MA	77.0%
#42	Tract 9008	Berkshire, MA	76.9%
#43	Tract 3672	Middlesex, MA	76.8%
#44	Tract 8134.03	Hampden, MA	76.5%
#45	Tract 2065	Essex, MA	76.3%
#46	Tract 1304.04	Suffolk, MA	76.2%
#47	Tract 7471.01	Worcester, MA	76.0%
#48	Tract 8132.04	Hampden, MA	75.9%
#49	Tract 5611	Plymouth, MA	75.8%
#50	Tract 2662	Essex, MA	75.7%
#51	Tract 4221	Norfolk, MA	75.2%
#52	Tract 4203.01	Norfolk, MA	75.2%
#53	Tract 3152	Middlesex, MA	75.1%
#54	Tract 2605	Essex, MA	75.0%
#55	Tract 2507	Essex, MA	74.9%
#56	Tract 101.03	Suffolk, MA	74.8%
#57	Tract 3131.02	Middlesex, MA	74.7%
#58	Tract 2021.01	Essex, MA	74.6%
#59	Tract 4431.06	Norfolk, MA	74.2%
#60	Tract 2091	Essex, MA	74.2%
#61	Tract 5062.02	Plymouth, MA	74.2%
#62	Tract 803	Suffolk, MA	73.7%
#63	Tract 1304.06	Suffolk, MA	73.5%
#64	Tract 2047.02	Essex, MA	73.5%
#65	Tract 1802	Suffolk, MA	73.4%
#66	Tract 5241.01	Plymouth, MA	73.3%
#67	Tract 906	Suffolk, MA	73.2%
#68	Tract 407.02	Franklin, MA	73.0%
#69	Tract 815	Suffolk, MA	72.9%
#70	Tract 8202.06	Hampshire, MA	72.9%
#71	Tract 8216.02	Hampshire, MA	72.8%
#72	Tract 4201.02	Norfolk, MA	72.6%
#73	Tract 104.04	Suffolk, MA	72.5%
#74	Tract 7441.04	Worcester, MA	72.4%
#75	Tract 4431.04	Norfolk, MA	72.4%
#76	Tract 2201.02	Essex, MA	72.3%
#77	Tract 7441.03	Worcester, MA	72.2%
#78	Tract 9011	Berkshire, MA	72.2%
#79	Tract 2060	Essex, MA	72.1%
#80	Tract 2054	Essex, MA	71.9%
#81	Tract 4002.02	Norfolk, MA	71.8%
#82	Tract 7461	Worcester, MA	71.6%
#83	Tract 7308.01	Worcester, MA	71.6%
#84	Tract 8206	Hampshire, MA	71.4%
#85	Tract 5211.01	Plymouth, MA	71.4%
#86	Tract 8006	Hampden, MA	71.3%
#87	Tract 8012	Hampden, MA	71.2%
#88	Tract 7331.01	Worcester, MA	71.2%
#89	Tract 1702	Suffolk, MA	71.1%
#90	Tract 3141.01	Middlesex, MA	71.1%
#91	Tract 114	Barnstable, MA	71.1%
#92	Tract 5051.03	Plymouth, MA	71.1%
#93	Tract 4563.02	Norfolk, MA	71.0%
#94	Tract 1101.06	Suffolk, MA	71.0%
#95	Tract 7316.02	Worcester, MA	70.8%
#96	Tract 115	Barnstable, MA	70.8%
#97	Tract 2502	Essex, MA	70.7%
#98	Tract 3335.02	Middlesex, MA	70.6%
#99	Tract 8016.01	Hampden, MA	70.6%
#100	Tract 5021.02	Plymouth, MA	70.5%