1 census tracts · pop 5,441 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.5
Pathways Cohousing is a one-tract neighborhood of Northampton, MA, population 5,441. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Northampton baseline of 32.9%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 140 evictions logged in this tract. 3.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 2.7% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $1,318, 8% below the Northampton average of $1,439. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.8% in 2016 against a 2.7% peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Northampton, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Northampton Downtown Historic District and Leeds score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $97,375, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.5/10 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
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pathways Cohousing 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 & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pathways Cohousing
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
140Total filings (sum)
2.67%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2005)
1.81%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pathways Cohousing
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
26.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pathways Cohousing
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pathways Cohousing?
Pathways Cohousing scores 6.5/10 (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 Pathways Cohousing compare to Northampton overall?
Pathways Cohousing scores 0.1 points higher than Northampton overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,318 vs $1,439.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pathways Cohousing?
Average gross rent in Pathways Cohousing is $1,318/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pathways Cohousing residents are renters?
15% of Pathways Cohousing households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Northampton). The neighborhood has 5,441 residents.
Q5
Is Pathways Cohousing a high social-vulnerability area?
Pathways Cohousing sits in the 37th 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 Pathways Cohousing for landlords?
Pathways Cohousing carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pathways Cohousing?
Pathways Cohousing has 5,141 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
