Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 25013813101 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25013813101 · Hampden County, MA · pop 5,545
Here is how census tract 25013813101, in Hampden in Hampden County, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,545. On the national scale it ranks #14,431 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,352 monthly, set against $114,688 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,313
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$114,688
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
40
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hampden County and the region
Centroid at 42.0536, -72.7439 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 25013813101 scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,352 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 25013813101 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 25013813101
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hampden County average of 6.6 and above 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 15th 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 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 25013813101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013813101?
Census tract 25013813101 in Hampden County scores 2.6/10 (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 25013813101?
Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013813101?
7.2% of residents in tract 25013813101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,545.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013813101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 17th, minority 17th, housing 38th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25013813101 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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