Old Mill Site Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
1 census tracts · pop 3,328 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Old Mill Site Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Hatfield, MA, population 3,328. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10.
around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Court records for this tract carry 63 eviction filings.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. 3.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 2.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. Only 25% 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.
Against average income of $100,381, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,212, close to the Hatfield average.
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
Old Mill Site Historic District vs HatfieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Mill Site Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
63Total filings (sum)
1.42%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2008)
0.48%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Mill Site Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
3.6%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Mill Site Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Mill Site Historic District?
Old Mill Site Historic District 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 Old Mill Site Historic District compare to Hatfield overall?
Old Mill Site Historic District scores 0.6 points lower than Hatfield overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,212 vs $1,172.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Mill Site Historic District?
Average gross rent in Old Mill Site Historic District is $1,212/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Mill Site Historic District residents are renters?
25% of Old Mill Site Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Hatfield). The neighborhood has 3,328 residents.
Q5
Is Old Mill Site Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Mill Site Historic District sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Old Mill Site Historic District for landlords?
Old Mill Site Historic District 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 Hatfield as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Mill Site Historic District?
Old Mill Site Historic District has 3,324 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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