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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Northampton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25015821601 · Hampshire County, MA · pop 3,541

Census tract 25015821601 sits in Northampton eviction risk in Hampshire County, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,540 a month against an average household income of $80,799 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 19% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,805
Renter share43.4%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$80,799

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Northampton
Moderate
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 35 tracts In Hampshire County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#539 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Northampton and the region

Centroid at 42.3534, -72.6497 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northampton scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Northampton
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,540 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northampton
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northampton
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northampton
6.6

How Northampton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Northampton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 821601Northampton: 6.16.1Northamptonparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 219Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 2.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2008)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250158216012005: 27 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2006: 12 filings (1.96/100 renter HHs)2007: 17 filings (2.77/100 renter HHs)2008: 30 filings (4.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 22 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)2010: 14 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)2011: 28 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2012: 24 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (1.64/100 renter HHs)2015: 16 filings (2.38/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (0.67/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 81% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northampton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Northampton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hampshire County average of 4.9 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 219 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2008.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25015821601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25015821601?

Census tract 25015821601 in Northampton scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25015821601?

Median gross rent is $1,540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25015821601?

9.2% of residents in tract 25015821601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,541.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25015821601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 80th, minority 28th, housing 93th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25015821601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 219 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 25015821601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.84% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25015821601 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25015821601 compare to Northampton overall?

Tract 25015821601 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Northampton at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northampton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northampton

Top eight tracts in Northampton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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