Fort Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
1 census tracts · pop 3,525 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Fort Hill Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Northampton, MA and houses 3,525 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Northampton baseline of 32.9%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 348 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 2.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2016 against a 2.7% peak. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in Northampton.
For a like-for-like read, Florence and Pathways Cohousing score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fort Hill Historic District vs NorthamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fort Hill Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
348Total filings (sum)
2.45%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2014)
2.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fort Hill Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fort Hill Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fort Hill Historic District?
Fort Hill Historic District scores 7.8/10 (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 Fort Hill Historic District compare to Northampton overall?
Fort Hill Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Northampton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,399 vs $1,439.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fort Hill Historic District?
Average gross rent in Fort Hill Historic District is $1,399/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fort Hill Historic District residents are renters?
77% of Fort Hill Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 3,525 residents.
Q5
Is Fort Hill Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Fort Hill Historic District sits in the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Fort Hill Historic District for landlords?
Fort Hill Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 Fort Hill Historic District?
Fort Hill Historic District has 4,123 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.6%), Hispanic / Latino (26.2%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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