2 census tracts · pop 10,458 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 6.7–7.7
Chicopee Falls spans 2 census tracts of Chicopee, MA and houses 10,458 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 30.8% citywide, putting Chicopee Falls 14.3% over its own city.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.7 to 7.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. SNAP participation is 26.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
That places it #3 of 6 neighborhoods in Chicopee. Average gross rent runs $1,194, close to the Chicopee average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $65,510. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Chicopee Falls vs ChicopeeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chicopee Falls
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
26.7%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
39.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chicopee Falls
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chicopee Falls?
Chicopee Falls scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Chicopee Falls compare to Chicopee overall?
Chicopee Falls scores 1.0 points higher than Chicopee overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,194 vs $1,157.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chicopee Falls?
Average gross rent in Chicopee eviction risk Falls is $1,194/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chicopee Falls residents are renters?
47% of Chicopee Falls households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Chicopee). The neighborhood has 10,458 residents.
Q5
Is Chicopee Falls a high social-vulnerability area?
Chicopee Falls sits in the 71st 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
Which tracts in Chicopee Falls have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chicopee Falls is census tract 25013810700 (score 7.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 7.7, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Chicopee Falls for landlords?
Chicopee eviction risk Falls carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chicopee as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Chicopee Falls?
Chicopee Falls has 10,390 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.7%), Hispanic / Latino (26.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
