Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Belchertown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25015820207 · Hampshire County, MA · pop 5,028 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Belchertown

Census tract 25015820207 covers Belchertown in Hampshire County, home to 5,028 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #48,501 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,243 a month while the average household earns $82,404 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 16% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units2,272

Renter share28.8%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$82,404

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Belchertown and the region

Centroid at 42.2977, -72.4372 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belchertown scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Belchertown

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.3

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,243 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Belchertown

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Belchertown

7.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Belchertown

7.2

How Belchertown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

11%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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.

8.9%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
25.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Belchertown

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 inherited from Belchertown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Hampshire County average of 4.9 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25015820207

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25015820207?

Census tract 25015820207 in Belchertown scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25015820207?

Median gross rent is $1,243/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25015820207?

8.2% of residents in tract 25015820207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,028.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25015820207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 49th, minority 21th, housing 25th.

What share of households in tract 25015820207 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25015820207 compare to Belchertown overall?

Tract 25015820207 scores 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of Belchertown at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Belchertown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Belchertown

Top eight tracts in Belchertown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.