Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25027708100 · Worcester County, MA · pop 8,220 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 25027708100 belongs to Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is home to 8,220 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #23,825 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,643 a month while the average household earns $101,161 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units3,275
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$101,161
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester County and the region
Centroid at 42.5546, -71.9054 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,643 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
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)
- 6Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2015)
- 6Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 10.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 set by Massachusetts eviction laws law, 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 safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027708100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027708100?
Census tract 25027708100 in the Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 25027708100?
Median gross rent is $1,643/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027708100?
2.7% of residents in tract 25027708100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,220.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027708100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 27th, minority 2th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 25027708100 considered part of Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027708100 fall within Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027708100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027708100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.75% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027708100 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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