Eviction Risk in Green Island , Worcester
1 census tracts · pop 1,790 · pop-weighted composite 7.0/10 · range 7.0–7.0
Green Island is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Worcester with 1 census tract and a population of 1,790 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 68% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,349/month sits 9% lower than the Worcester citywide median ($1,487).
Green Island vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Green Island vs Worcester
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic-White Neighborhood — 1,902 residents across all tracts in Green Island. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 54.2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 26.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 11.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.5%
- Other / Multiracial 6.6%
1 tracts in Green Island
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25027732500 | 7.0 | 1,790 | 68% | $1,349 |
CDC SVI percentile: 90
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Green Island
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 36Total filings (sum)
- 5.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak year (2015)
- 5.50%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Green Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 23.3%Housing insecurity
- 15.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 30.5%Food insecurity
- 34.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 35.9%Any disability
About Green Island
What is the eviction-risk score for Green Island?
Green Island scores 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Green Island compare to Worcester overall?
Green Island scores 0.1 points lower than Worcester overall (7.1/10). Rent burden: 68% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,349 vs $1,487.
What is the median rent in Green Island?
Median gross rent in Green Island is $1,349/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Green Island residents are renters?
82% of Green Island households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 1,790 residents.
Is Green Island a high social-vulnerability area?
Green Island sits in the 90th 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.