Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Agawam Town Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25013813205 · Hampden County, MA · pop 7,375

Here is how census tract 25013813205, in Agawam Town eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 7,375. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,054 a month while the average household earns $90,808 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 20% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units3,157

Renter share28.4%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$90,808

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Agawam Town and the region

Centroid at 42.0514, -72.6647 · click any tract to drill in

Why Agawam Town scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Agawam Town

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,054 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Agawam Town

5.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Agawam Town

5.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Agawam Town

5.1

How Agawam Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

27%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

9.8%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Agawam Town

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.8/10. 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 Agawam Town eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hampden County average of 6.6 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25013813205

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013813205?

Census tract 25013813205 in Agawam Town scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25013813205?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013813205?

8.7% of residents in tract 25013813205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,375.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013813205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 34th, minority 15th, housing 56th.

What share of households in tract 25013813205 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013813205 compare to Agawam Town overall?

Tract 25013813205 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Agawam Town at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Agawam Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Agawam Town

Top eight tracts in Agawam Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.