Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Leominster Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027709204 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,728

Tract 25027709204 covers Leominster in Massachusetts. Home to 3,728 residents, it scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,419 monthly, set against $96,912 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 18% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,780

Renter share29.6%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate17.4%

Median income$96,912

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Leominster and the region

Centroid at 42.5051, -71.7317 · click any tract to drill in

Why Leominster scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Leominster

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

17.4% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$1,419 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Leominster

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Leominster

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Leominster

5.9

How Leominster compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

70%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

15.0%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
21.2%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
19.4%Frequent mental distress
31.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Leominster

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Leominster 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 25027709204

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027709204?

Census tract 25027709204 in Leominster 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.

What is the average rent in tract 25027709204?

Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027709204?

17.4% of residents in tract 25027709204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,728.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027709204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 53th, minority 40th, housing 40th.

What share of households in tract 25027709204 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.0% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25027709204 compare to Leominster overall?

Tract 25027709204 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Leominster at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leominster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Leominster

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