Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Westfield Center Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25013812702 · Hampden County, MA · pop 5,691 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 25013812702 covers part of the Westfield Center area of Westfield, MA, and scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,651
Renter share74.8%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$53,173
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 42.1209, -72.7407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westfield Center scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westfield
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$962 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westfield
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westfield
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westfield
5.8
How Westfield Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%Housing & transportation
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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.6%Food insecurity
- 29.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westfield Center
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.4/10. This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. SNAP participation runs 29.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 7.7/10. Against Hampden County at 46.5%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened.
At $962 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Westfield commands. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 8.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Hampden County average of 5.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $53,173.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013812702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812702?
Census tract 25013812702 in the Westfield Center neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 25013812702?
Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812702?
30.9% of residents in tract 25013812702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 92th, minority 54th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812702 considered part of Westfield Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812702 fall within Westfield Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812702 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812702 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 25013812702 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Westfield at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westfield
Top eight tracts in Westfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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