Neighborhood · Worcester, MA

Beaver Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 10,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 3.2–7.1

Beaver Street Historic District is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Worcester with 3 census tracts and a population of 10,833 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 29% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,100/month sits 26% lower than the Worcester citywide average ($1,487).

Risk score

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Beaver Street Historic District vs Worcester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.3% +51%

Worcester: 32.0%

Average gross rent

$1,100 -26%

Worcester: $1,487

Average HH income

$33,855 -50%

Worcester: $67,544

Poverty rate

32.4% +64%

Worcester: 19.8%

Renter share

64.5% +13%

Worcester: 57.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Beaver Street Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.2–7.1

Why Beaver Street Historic District scores 6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

65% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts

7.0

Economic stress

32.4% below poverty line · Range 3.0–10.0 across tracts

7.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–5.0 across tracts

2.3

Risk score comparison

Beaver Street Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Beaver Street Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 3.9 points from 3.2 to 7.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.1 5.4 3.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Beaver Street Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
25027731203	7.1	5,764	56%	$1,185
25027731101	5.4	3,612	56%	$1,408
25027731202	3.2	1,457	—	—

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 78%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 69%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Beaver Street Historic District

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

173Total filings (sum)
6.58%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2015)
6.58%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beaver Street Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

23.3%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
33.9%Food insecurity
40.1%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
39.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Beaver Street Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for Beaver Street Historic District?

Beaver Street Historic District scores 6/10 (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.

How does Beaver Street Historic District compare to Worcester overall?

Beaver Street Historic District scores 0.4 points lower than Worcester overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,100 vs $1,487.

What is the average rent in Beaver Street Historic District?

Average gross rent in Beaver Street Historic District is $1,100/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Beaver Street Historic District residents are renters?

65% of Beaver Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 10,833 residents.

Is Beaver Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Beaver Street Historic District sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Beaver Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Beaver Street Historic District is census tract 25027731203 (score 7.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 7.1, a spread of 3.9 points.

How safe is Beaver Street Historic District for landlords?

Beaver Street Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Worcester as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Beaver Street Historic District?

Beaver Street Historic District has 11,108 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.1%), Hispanic / Latino (29.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Beaver Street Historic District

5.1 Webster Square 4 tracts · pop 14,212 6.5 Main South 2 tracts · pop 9,006 5.1 Piedmont 2 tracts · pop 8,169 3.9 Massachusetts Avenue Historic District 3 tracts · pop 10,305 6.9 Elm Park 2 tracts · pop 7,592 5.1 Providence Street Historic District 4 tracts · pop 18,957

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Worcester

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Beaver Street Historic District.

6.3 Green Island 1 tracts · pop 1,790 5.7 Fay Street Historic District 2 tracts · pop 6,030 6.5 Main South 2 tracts · pop 9,006 6.5 Central Business District 1 tracts · pop 3,594 5.5 Morningdale 2 tracts · pop 10,741 5.4 Providence Street Historic District 4 tracts · pop 18,957

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