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Massachusetts Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Worcester

Tract 25027730802 · Worcester County, MA · pop 2,265 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District area of Worcester for landlords? Census tract 25027730802 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,548 a month while the average household earns $126,071 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 28% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units836
Renter share42.7%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$126,071

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 46 tracts In Worcester
Very Low
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#78 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Elevated
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#686 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Worcester and the region

Centroid at 42.2729, -71.8271 · click any tract to drill in

Why Massachusetts Avenue Historic District scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Worcester
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,548 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Worcester
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Worcester
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Worcester
7.0

How Massachusetts Avenue Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 730802Worcester: 6.46.4Worcesterparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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)

  • 7Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.2%Peak (2015)
  • 7Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Massachusetts Avenue Historic District. 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 Massachusetts Avenue Historic District

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Worcester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Worcester County average of 6.0 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.2% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 25027730802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027730802?

Census tract 25027730802 in the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 25027730802?

Median gross rent is $1,548/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027730802?

8.9% of residents in tract 25027730802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,265.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027730802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 28th, minority 54th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 25027730802 considered part of Massachusetts Avenue Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027730802 fall within Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027730802?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027730802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 2.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25027730802 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25027730802 compare to Worcester overall?

Tract 25027730802 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Worcester at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Worcester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Worcester

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

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