3 census tracts · pop 10,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.5–8
Oakdale spans 3 census tracts of Holyoke, MA, population 10,917. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs about half against 30.9% citywide, putting Oakdale 18.9% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.4/10. Food insecurity affects 28.5% of adults, 10.7 points above the national rate.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Holyoke Center and The Flats. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,035, close to the Holyoke average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,041.
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
7.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Oakdale vs HolyokeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.2%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.8%Food insecurity
34.3%SNAP enrollment
13.6%No health insurance
40.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakdale?
Oakdale scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Oakdale compare to Holyoke overall?
Oakdale scores 1.3 points higher than Holyoke overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,035 vs $1,021.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakdale?
Average gross rent in Oakdale is $1,035/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakdale residents are renters?
60% of Oakdale households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Holyoke). The neighborhood has 10,917 residents.
Q5
Is Oakdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakdale sits in the 86th 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 Oakdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakdale is census tract 25013812104 (score 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 8, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Oakdale for landlords?
Oakdale carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Oakdale?
Oakdale has 11,242 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (53.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
