Northampton Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
3 census tracts · pop 8,441 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.3–6.4
Northampton Downtown Historic District is a 3-tract neighborhood of Northampton, MA and houses 8,441 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 32.9% citywide, putting Northampton Downtown Historic District 25.9% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 221 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. 3.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 3.8% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $1,554 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Northampton commands.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Northampton, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. Its 3 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 6.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Northampton Downtown Historic District vs NorthamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northampton Downtown Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
221Total filings (sum)
1.48%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2012)
1.52%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northampton Downtown Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
3.3%No health insurance
21.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northampton Downtown Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northampton Downtown Historic District?
Northampton Downtown Historic District scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Northampton Downtown Historic District compare to Northampton overall?
Northampton Downtown Historic District scores 0.0 points higher than Northampton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,554 vs $1,439.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northampton Downtown Historic District?
Average gross rent in Northampton eviction risk Downtown Historic District is $1,554/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northampton Downtown Historic District residents are renters?
55% of Northampton Downtown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 8,441 residents.
Q5
Is Northampton Downtown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Northampton Downtown Historic District sits in the 30th 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
Which tracts in Northampton Downtown Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northampton Downtown Historic District is census tract 25015821901 (score 6.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 6.4, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Northampton Downtown Historic District for landlords?
Northampton eviction risk Downtown Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northampton Downtown Historic District?
Northampton Downtown Historic District has 8,454 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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