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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

West Leominster Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027709701 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,800 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in West Leominster in Leominster centers on tract 25027709701, which scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,800 residents. On the national scale it ranks #32,898 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,127 a month while the average household earns $88,623 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 23% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,375
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$88,623

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Leominster
Moderate
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Leominster
Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#103 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Moderate
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#825 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Leominster and the region

Centroid at 42.5450, -71.7749 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Leominster scores 3.1

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
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,127 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 West Leominster compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Leominster risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 709701Leominster: 5.85.8Leominsterparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

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)

  • 61Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2015)
  • 61Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West 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 below the Worcester County average of 6.0 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% 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 25027709701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027709701?

Census tract 25027709701 in the West Leominster neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 25027709701?

Median gross rent is $1,127/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027709701?

7.7% of residents in tract 25027709701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,800.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027709701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 63th, minority 49th, housing 76th.
Q5

Is tract 25027709701 considered part of West Leominster?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027709701 fall within West Leominster (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027709701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 61 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027709701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.35% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25027709701 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25027709701 compare to Leominster overall?

Tract 25027709701 scores 3.1/10, 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.

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