3 census tracts · pop 10,785 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 5.5–7.7
Hamilton is a 3-tract neighborhood of Worcester, MA, population 10,785. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.5/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 32.0% citywide, putting Hamilton 9.9% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 5.5 to 7.7. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Court records carry 31 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 3.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,581, 6% above the Worcester average of $1,487. That places it #14 of 17 neighborhoods in Worcester.
Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District and West Tatnuck score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $82,003. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 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
6.5
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Hamilton vs WorcesterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hamilton
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
31Total filings (sum)
2.49%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2015)
2.49%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
15.5%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton?
Hamilton scores 6.5/10 (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 Hamilton compare to Worcester overall?
Hamilton scores 0.1 points lower than Worcester overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,581 vs $1,487.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton?
Average gross rent in Hamilton is $1,581/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton residents are renters?
55% of Hamilton households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 10,785 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton sits in the 47th 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
Which tracts in Hamilton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hamilton is census tract 25027732201 (score 7.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 7.7, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Hamilton for landlords?
Hamilton carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Hamilton?
Hamilton has 10,612 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
