1 census tracts · pop 3,526 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 7.5–7.5
Florence is a one-tract suburb of Northampton, MA and houses 3,526 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Northampton rate of 32.9%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. At $1,019 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Northampton commands. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 629 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10.
4.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 12.4% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 6.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Northampton, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third.
Against average income of $61,538, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.5/10 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
7.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Florence vs NorthamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Florence
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
629Total filings (sum)
7.34%Avg annual filing rate
12.4%Peak year (2012)
6.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Florence
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.7%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
4.1%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Florence
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Florence?
Florence scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 Florence compare to Northampton overall?
Florence scores 1.1 points higher than Northampton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,019 vs $1,439.
Q3
What is the average rent in Florence?
Average gross rent in Florence is $1,019/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Florence residents are renters?
41% of Florence households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 3,526 residents.
Q5
Is Florence a high social-vulnerability area?
Florence sits in the 42nd 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 Florence for landlords?
Florence carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). 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 Northampton as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Florence?
Florence has 3,570 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
