2 census tracts · pop 5,498 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Holyoke Center is a 2-tract suburb of Holyoke, MA, population 5,498. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Holyoke rate of 30.9%.
Food insecurity affects 47.9% of adults, 30.1 points above the national rate. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 90% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is economic stress at 8.8/10. Disability prevalence reaches 50.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Average gross rent is $847, 17% below the Holyoke average of $1,021. The closest comparables inside the same city are Oakdale and The Flats. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Holyoke Center vs HolyokeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Holyoke Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
37.3%Housing insecurity
24.6%Utility shutoff threat
48.8%Food insecurity
55.7%SNAP enrollment
25.2%No health insurance
50.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Holyoke Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Holyoke Center?
Holyoke Center scores 8/10 (High 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 Holyoke Center compare to Holyoke overall?
Holyoke Center scores 1.4 points higher than Holyoke overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $847 vs $1,021.
Q3
What is the average rent in Holyoke Center?
Average gross rent in Holyoke eviction risk Center is $847/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Holyoke Center residents are renters?
90% of Holyoke Center households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Holyoke). The neighborhood has 5,498 residents.
Q5
Is Holyoke Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Holyoke Center sits in the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Holyoke Center have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Holyoke Center is census tract 25013811600 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8 to 8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Holyoke Center for landlords?
Holyoke eviction risk Center carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 Holyoke as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Holyoke Center?
Holyoke Center has 5,292 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (84.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (11.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.