1 census tracts · pop 3,771 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Leeds is a one-tract suburb of Northampton, MA and houses 3,771 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 32.9% citywide, putting Leeds 10.8% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 121 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 7.3% of adults, 10.5 points below the national rate.
3.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.2% in 2016 against a 4.1% peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Northampton, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Only 23% 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.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Northampton Downtown Historic District and Pathways Cohousing.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 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
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Leeds vs NorthamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Leeds
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
121Total filings (sum)
2.73%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2011)
4.20%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Leeds
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.7%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
3.3%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Leeds
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Leeds?
Leeds scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Leeds compare to Northampton overall?
Leeds scores 0.6 points lower than Northampton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,484 vs $1,439.
Q3
What is the average rent in Leeds?
Average gross rent in Leeds is $1,484/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Leeds residents are renters?
23% of Leeds households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 3,771 residents.
Q5
Is Leeds a high social-vulnerability area?
Leeds 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 Leeds for landlords?
Leeds carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Leeds?
Leeds has 3,724 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
