Eviction Risk in Rice Square , Worcester
1 census tracts · pop 4,352 · pop-weighted composite 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6
Rice Square is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Worcester with 1 census tract and a population of 4,352 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 64% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,575/month sits 6% higher than the Worcester citywide median ($1,487).
Rice Square 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.
Rice Square vs Worcester
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 4,558 residents across all tracts in Rice Square. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 32%
- White (non-Hispanic) 46.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 7.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.5%
- Other / Multiracial 9.2%
1 tracts in Rice Square
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25027732302 | 6.6 | 4,352 | 64% | $1,575 |
CDC SVI percentile: 86
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Rice Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 40Total filings (sum)
- 4.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak year (2015)
- 4.68%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rice Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 23.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%No health insurance
- 30.9%Any disability
About Rice Square
What is the eviction-risk score for Rice Square?
Rice Square scores 6.6/10 (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 Rice Square compare to Worcester overall?
Rice Square scores 0.5 points lower than Worcester overall (7.1/10). Rent burden: 64% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,575 vs $1,487.
What is the median rent in Rice Square?
Median gross rent in Rice Square is $1,575/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Rice Square residents are renters?
57% of Rice Square households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 4,352 residents.
Is Rice Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Rice Square sits in the 86th 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.