2 census tracts · pop 9,179 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.3–7.9
Pine Point spans 2 census tracts of Springfield, MA and houses 9,179 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Springfield rate of 35.3%.
38% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.3 to 7.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. 16.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7/10. That places it #9 of 13 neighborhoods in Springfield.
For a like-for-like read, East Springfield and Liberty Heights score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,122, close to the Springfield average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $51,413.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Point vs SpringfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Point
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.2%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility shutoff threat
28.8%Food insecurity
34.0%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
39.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Point
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Point?
Pine Point scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Pine Point compare to Springfield overall?
Pine Point scores 0.4 points higher than Springfield overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,122 vs $1,144.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Point?
Average gross rent in Pine Point is $1,122/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Point residents are renters?
39% of Pine Point households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 9,179 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Point a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Point sits in the 83rd 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 Pine Point have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pine Point is census tract 25013801502 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 7.9, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Pine Point for landlords?
Pine Point carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Springfield as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Point?
Pine Point has 8,976 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
