Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally

Agawam Town Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25013813207 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,691

Census tract 25013813207 covers part of Agawam Town, MA, and scores 4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,691 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.5/10.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 22% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units2,136

Renter share39.1%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate9.1%

Median income$72,258

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Agawam Town and the region

Centroid at 42.0829, -72.6339 · click any tract to drill in

Why Agawam Town scores 4

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

9.1% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,325 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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: 51

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

57%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Agawam Town

Against the Hampden County average of 5.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.8 points. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.3/10.

Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 2.2 points cooler. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,325, close to the Agawam Town average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $72,258.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25013813207

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013813207?

Census tract 25013813207 in Agawam Town scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 25013813207?

Median gross rent is $1,325/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013813207?

9.1% of residents in tract 25013813207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,691.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013813207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 41th, minority 29th, housing 54th.

What share of households in tract 25013813207 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013813207 compare to Agawam Town overall?

Tract 25013813207 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Agawam Town at 4.5/10. 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.