Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Williamstown
Tract 25003920101 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 4,744 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Mill Village Historic District area of Williamstown is where census tract 25003920101 sits, home to 4,744 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #29,672 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,202 a month while the average household earns $92,969 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$92,969
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Williamstown and the region
Centroid at 42.7235, -73.2135 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mill Village Historic District scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Williamstown
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamstown
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamstown
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamstown
7.0
How Mill Village Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 128Total filings over 10 yrs
- 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.8%Peak (2009)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 10 months.
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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mill Village Historic District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Williamstown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 128 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.8% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25003920101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003920101?
Census tract 25003920101 in the Mill Village Historic District neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 25003920101?
Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003920101?
8.7% of residents in tract 25003920101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,744.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003920101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 13th, minority 29th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 25003920101 considered part of Mill Village Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25003920101 fall within Mill Village Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003920101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 128 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003920101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25003920101 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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.
Q8
How does tract 25003920101 compare to Williamstown overall?
Tract 25003920101 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Williamstown at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamstown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Williamstown
Top eight tracts in Williamstown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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