1 census tracts · pop 6,339 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Ridgecrest is a one-tract suburb of Westfield, MA and houses 6,339 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
At $1,406 a month, rents sit 26% over what the rest of Westfield commands. Cost burden runs 33% against 28.5% citywide, putting Ridgecrest 4.4% over its own city.
3.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Westfield, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Mundale and Owen District score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgecrest vs WestfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgecrest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgecrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgecrest?
Ridgecrest scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Ridgecrest compare to Westfield overall?
Ridgecrest scores 1.4 points lower than Westfield overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,406 vs $1,117.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgecrest?
Average gross rent in Ridgecrest is $1,406/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgecrest residents are renters?
21% of Ridgecrest households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Westfield). The neighborhood has 6,339 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgecrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgecrest sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ridgecrest for landlords?
Ridgecrest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Westfield as a whole (4.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgecrest?
Ridgecrest has 6,345 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
