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Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally

Rocky Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milford

Tract 25027744202 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,060 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 25027744202 in the Rocky Hill area of Milford, MA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 23% here against 44.4% across Worcester County.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Rocky Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 7 tracts In Milford
Low
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#100 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Moderate
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#887 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Moderate
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 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Rocky Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 744202Milford: 6.26.2Milfordparent cityCounty: 5.85.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.26.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

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 Rocky Hill

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.3/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,642, 13% below the Milford average.

On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 6.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

It tracks the Worcester County average of 5.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $91,750.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Milford at 6.2/10. 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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