Lincoln Square Eviction Risk: High , Milford

It sits 2.2 points above the Worcester County average of 5.8. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Set annual rent against average income of $50,174 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Cost burden runs 53% here against 44.4% across Worcester County.

The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 7/10.

Housing insecurity runs 23.7% against 14.2% nationally. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10.

The filing record is not thin: 130 evictions over 1 years of observation. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7/10.

The worst year on record was 2015, when 8.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 8.8% of renter households face a filing.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.