Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Milford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027744104 · Worcester County, MA · pop 4,857 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Milford

Eviction risk in Milford eviction risk centers on tract 25027744104, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,857 residents. On the national scale it ranks #12,591 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 78% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,231 monthly, set against $119,848 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 3% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,718

Renter share15.8%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate1.9%

Median income$119,848

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Milford and the region

Centroid at 42.1716, -71.5438 · click any tract to drill in

Why Milford scores 2

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

1.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,231 rent vs county FMR

7.0

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 Milford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

14%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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.

8.5%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
25.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Milford

The heaviest input here is 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 above the Worcester County average of 6.0 and above 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 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 25027744104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027744104?

Census tract 25027744104 in Milford scores 2/10 (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 25027744104?

Median gross rent is $2,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027744104?

1.9% of residents in tract 25027744104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,857.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027744104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 30th, minority 41th, housing 10th.

What share of households in tract 25027744104 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25027744104 compare to Milford overall?

Tract 25027744104 scores 2/10, 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.