Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Rocky Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Milford
Tract 25027744202 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,060 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 25027744202 reflects conditions in the Rocky Hill neighborhood of Milford, Massachusetts. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 23% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,642 a month while the average household earns $91,750 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,115
Renter share39.1%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$91,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milford and the region
Centroid at 42.1413, -71.4950 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rocky Hill scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milford
7.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,642 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milford
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milford
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milford
5.9
How Rocky Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.4%Food insecurity
- 15.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rocky Hill
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 Milford 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027744202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027744202?
Census tract 25027744202 in the Rocky Hill neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 25027744202?
Median gross rent is $1,642/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027744202?
3.9% of residents in tract 25027744202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,060.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027744202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 56th, minority 44th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 25027744202 considered part of Rocky Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027744202 fall within Rocky Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027744202 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027744202 compare to Milford overall?
Tract 25027744202 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Milford at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Milford
Top eight tracts in Milford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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