1 census tracts · pop 7,699 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
West Tatnuck is a one-tract neighborhood of Worcester, MA, population 7,699. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Worcester baseline of 32.0%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Average gross rent is $1,837, 24% above the Worcester average of $1,487.
The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. Court records for this tract carry 18 eviction filings. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 2.7% of renter households. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7/10. 4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Worcester, it ranks #16 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
One tract means one number: 6.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Tatnuck vs WorcesterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Tatnuck
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
2.73%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2015)
2.73%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Tatnuck
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Tatnuck
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Tatnuck?
West Tatnuck scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 West Tatnuck compare to Worcester overall?
West Tatnuck scores 0.3 points lower than Worcester overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,837 vs $1,487.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Tatnuck?
Average gross rent in West Tatnuck is $1,837/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Tatnuck residents are renters?
15% of West Tatnuck households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Worcester). The neighborhood has 7,699 residents.
Q5
Is West Tatnuck a high social-vulnerability area?
West Tatnuck sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is West Tatnuck for landlords?
West Tatnuck carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Tatnuck?
West Tatnuck has 7,830 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
