Downtown Springfield Railroad District Eviction Risk: Elevated

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. At $525 a month, rents run 54% under what the rest of Springfield commands.

Food insecurity runs 58.8% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 50%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 31.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. Against the Hampden County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.

22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10.

Nationally it ranks #8,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.