Orange Center Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
1 census tracts · pop 3,969 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.7–7.7
Orange Center Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Orange, MA, population 3,969. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Orange rate of 33.1%.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 344 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 26.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 5.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.3% in 2016 against a 5.8% peak.
Average gross rent runs $983, close to the Orange average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $53,468.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Orange Center Historic District vs OrangeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Orange Center Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
344Total filings (sum)
4.73%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2013)
6.30%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Orange Center Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
26.4%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
35.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Orange Center Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Orange Center Historic District?
Orange Center Historic District scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Orange Center Historic District compare to Orange overall?
Orange Center Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Orange overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $983 vs $963.
Q3
What is the average rent in Orange Center Historic District?
Average gross rent in Orange Center Historic District is $983/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Orange Center Historic District residents are renters?
34% of Orange Center Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Orange). The neighborhood has 3,969 residents.
Q5
Is Orange Center Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Orange Center Historic District sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Orange Center Historic District for landlords?
Orange Center Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Orange as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Orange Center Historic District?
Orange Center Historic District has 4,031 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88%), Hispanic / Latino (7.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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