Beaver Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
3 census tracts · pop 10,833 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 5.2–8
Beaver Street Historic District spans 3 census tracts of Worcester, MA, population 10,833. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, Elevated tier. Against a Worcester baseline of 32.0%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.2 to 8. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,100, 26% below the Worcester average of $1,487. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Food insecurity affects 31.0% of adults, 13.2 points above the national rate.
Court records carry 173 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is economic stress at 7.1/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 7.0% of renter households.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Beaver Street Historic District vs WorcesterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beaver Street Historic District?
Beaver Street Historic District scores 7.6/10 (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.
Q2
How does Beaver Street Historic District compare to Worcester overall?
Beaver Street Historic District scores 1.0 points higher than Worcester overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,100 vs $1,487.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
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 8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Beaver Street Historic District for landlords?
Beaver Street Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beaver Street Historic District?
Beaver Street Historic District has 11,108 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.1%), Hispanic / Latino (29.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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