Eviction Risk in Morningdale , Worcester
2 census tracts · pop 10,741 · pop-weighted composite 6.7/10 · range 6.5–7.0
Morningdale is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Worcester with 2 census tracts and a population of 10,741 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 12% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,553/month sits 4% higher than the Worcester citywide median ($1,487).
Morningdale 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.
Morningdale vs Worcester
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 10,766 residents across all tracts in Morningdale. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 29.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 51.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 10.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.2%
- Other / Multiracial 6.6%
2 tracts in Morningdale
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25027732001 | 7.0 | 3,829 | 41% | $713 |
| 25027730200 | 6.5 | 6,912 | 45% | $2,019 |
CDC SVI percentile: 84
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Morningdale
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 150Total filings (sum)
- 5.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak year (2015)
- 5.88%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Morningdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 22.1%Housing insecurity
- 16.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 29.0%Food insecurity
- 35.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 36.5%Any disability
About Morningdale
What is the eviction-risk score for Morningdale?
Morningdale scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Morningdale compare to Worcester overall?
Morningdale scores 0.4 points lower than Worcester overall (7.1/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,553 vs $1,487.
What is the median rent in Morningdale?
Median gross rent in Morningdale is $1,553/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Morningdale residents are renters?
48% of Morningdale households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 10,741 residents.
Is Morningdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Morningdale sits in the 84th 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.