Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Palmer Town Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25013810100 · Hampden County, MA · pop 6,373
Census tract 25013810100 covers Palmer Town, home to 6,373 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $854 monthly, set against $80,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,866
Renter share28.2%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$80,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmer Town and the region
Centroid at 42.1821, -72.2760 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmer Town scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmer Town
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$854 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.2
How Palmer Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 66
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 18.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmer Town
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.3/10. 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 Palmer Town, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013810100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013810100?
Census tract 25013810100 in Palmer Town scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25013810100?
Median gross rent is $854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013810100?
9.3% of residents in tract 25013810100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,373.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013810100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 82th, minority 34th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25013810100 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25013810100 compare to Palmer Town overall?
Tract 25013810100 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Palmer Town at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmer Town; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmer Town
Top eight tracts in Palmer Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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