Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Petersham Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25027704202 · Worcester County, MA · pop 1,177 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Petersham
The Moderate-tier score of 4.4/10 for census tract 25027704202 reflects conditions in Petersham in Worcester County, Massachusetts. On the national scale it ranks #66,957 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 12% of renter households, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,214 a month while the average household earns $107,656 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units463
Renter share9.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$107,656
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Petersham and the region
Centroid at 42.4592, -72.2163 · click any tract to drill in
Why Petersham scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Petersham
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Petersham
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Petersham
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Petersham
3.5
How Petersham compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 12.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Petersham
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.2/10. 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 Petersham, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027704202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027704202?
Census tract 25027704202 in Petersham scores 2.1/10 (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 25027704202?
Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027704202?
8.9% of residents in tract 25027704202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,177.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027704202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 14th, minority 16th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25027704202 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25027704202 compare to Petersham overall?
Tract 25027704202 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Petersham at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Petersham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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