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
#101	Tract 4135	Norfolk, MA	70.5%
#102	Tract 5401.01	Plymouth, MA	70.5%
#103	Tract 1706.01	Suffolk, MA	70.4%
#104	Tract 3611	Middlesex, MA	70.3%
#105	Tract 128	Barnstable, MA	70.2%
#106	Tract 6541	Bristol, MA	70.1%
#107	Tract 2051	Essex, MA	70.0%
#108	Tract 818	Suffolk, MA	70.0%
#109	Tract 5022	Plymouth, MA	69.9%
#110	Tract 2113	Essex, MA	69.6%
#111	Tract 4021.02	Norfolk, MA	69.5%
#112	Tract 8122.01	Hampden, MA	69.4%
#113	Tract 6526	Bristol, MA	69.3%
#114	Tract 2664	Essex, MA	69.1%
#115	Tract 2055	Essex, MA	69.1%
#116	Tract 5307	Plymouth, MA	69.0%
#117	Tract 820	Suffolk, MA	68.9%
#118	Tract 2233	Essex, MA	68.9%
#119	Tract 8102	Hampden, MA	68.9%
#120	Tract 2601	Essex, MA	68.8%
#121	Tract 6122.01	Bristol, MA	68.7%
#122	Tract 901	Suffolk, MA	68.7%
#123	Tract 921.01	Suffolk, MA	68.6%
#124	Tract 4561.02	Norfolk, MA	68.6%
#125	Tract 8002.01	Hampden, MA	68.6%
#126	Tract 1705.02	Suffolk, MA	68.6%
#127	Tract 6112.02	Bristol, MA	68.5%
#128	Tract 126.02	Barnstable, MA	68.3%
#129	Tract 2067	Essex, MA	68.2%
#130	Tract 4122	Norfolk, MA	68.0%
#131	Tract 7323.01	Worcester, MA	68.0%
#132	Tract 3172.02	Middlesex, MA	67.9%
#133	Tract 4152.02	Norfolk, MA	67.8%
#134	Tract 7001	Worcester, MA	67.7%
#135	Tract 5062.03	Plymouth, MA	67.7%
#136	Tract 7318.02	Worcester, MA	67.7%
#137	Tract 6507	Bristol, MA	67.7%
#138	Tract 2083.01	Essex, MA	67.6%
#139	Tract 5031.01	Plymouth, MA	67.5%
#140	Tract 5103	Plymouth, MA	67.5%
#141	Tract 6.03	Suffolk, MA	67.5%
#142	Tract 6519	Bristol, MA	67.5%
#143	Tract 6506	Bristol, MA	67.3%
#144	Tract 145	Barnstable, MA	67.3%
#145	Tract 7095.02	Worcester, MA	67.3%
#146	Tract 3425.02	Middlesex, MA	67.2%
#147	Tract 118.02	Barnstable, MA	67.2%
#148	Tract 3540	Middlesex, MA	67.2%
#149	Tract 3302.02	Middlesex, MA	67.1%
#150	Tract 3851.02	Middlesex, MA	67.1%
#151	Tract 2602	Essex, MA	67.1%
#152	Tract 103.06	Barnstable, MA	67.0%
#153	Tract 4123	Norfolk, MA	67.0%
#154	Tract 7572	Worcester, MA	66.9%
#155	Tract 3372.01	Middlesex, MA	66.9%
#156	Tract 2503	Essex, MA	66.7%
#157	Tract 3216	Middlesex, MA	66.7%
#158	Tract 3201.06	Middlesex, MA	66.7%
#159	Tract 7074	Worcester, MA	66.7%
#160	Tract 7613	Worcester, MA	66.7%
#161	Tract 9201.02	Berkshire, MA	66.5%
#162	Tract 2056	Essex, MA	66.4%
#163	Tract 2513	Essex, MA	66.4%
#164	Tract 105	Suffolk, MA	66.4%
#165	Tract 7104	Worcester, MA	66.3%
#166	Tract 413.02	Franklin, MA	66.3%
#167	Tract 5421.02	Plymouth, MA	66.2%
#168	Tract 3182	Middlesex, MA	66.2%
#169	Tract 3103	Middlesex, MA	66.1%
#170	Tract 3322.01	Middlesex, MA	66.1%
#171	Tract 1606.02	Suffolk, MA	65.9%
#172	Tract 1605.01	Suffolk, MA	65.9%
#173	Tract 5109	Plymouth, MA	65.8%
#174	Tract 120.02	Barnstable, MA	65.7%
#175	Tract 4035.01	Norfolk, MA	65.5%
#176	Tract 4103	Norfolk, MA	65.5%
#177	Tract 2171.01	Essex, MA	65.4%
#178	Tract 4224.01	Norfolk, MA	65.4%
#179	Tract 2506	Essex, MA	65.4%
#180	Tract 5051.02	Plymouth, MA	65.2%
#181	Tract 7307	Worcester, MA	65.0%
#182	Tract 8014.01	Hampden, MA	65.0%
#183	Tract 4422.03	Norfolk, MA	64.9%
#184	Tract 7.03	Suffolk, MA	64.8%
#185	Tract 412	Franklin, MA	64.8%
#186	Tract 6441.02	Bristol, MA	64.8%
#187	Tract 1010.01	Suffolk, MA	64.7%
#188	Tract 3631.05	Middlesex, MA	64.6%
#189	Tract 8125	Hampden, MA	64.5%
#190	Tract 104.03	Suffolk, MA	64.5%
#191	Tract 8203	Hampshire, MA	64.5%
#192	Tract 3131.01	Middlesex, MA	64.5%
#193	Tract 5421.01	Plymouth, MA	64.4%
#194	Tract 121.02	Barnstable, MA	64.3%
#195	Tract 7106.02	Worcester, MA	64.3%
#196	Tract 9213	Berkshire, MA	64.1%
#197	Tract 140.02	Barnstable, MA	64.1%
#198	Tract 9856	Bristol, MA	64.1%
#199	Tract 2215	Essex, MA	64.0%
#200	Tract 8213	Hampshire, MA	63.9%