Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
High School Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Southbridge Town
Tract 25027757300 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,296 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 25027757300 covers part of the High School Street Historic District area of Southbridge Town, MA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,296. SNAP participation runs 41.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units1,367
Renter share89.0%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$41,719
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Southbridge Town and the region
Centroid at 42.0784, -72.0390 · click any tract to drill in
Why High School Street Historic District scores 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Southbridge Town
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southbridge Town
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southbridge Town
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southbridge Town
5.7
How High School Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 67Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.73%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.7%Peak (2015)
- 67Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 26.4%Housing insecurity
- 17.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.3%Food insecurity
- 41.4%SNAP enrollment
- 18.2%Transit barriers
- 15.8%No health insurance
- 22.7%Frequent mental distress
- 40.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in High School Street Historic District
The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. 89% 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.
Cost burden runs 57% here against 44.4% across Worcester County. Set annual rent against average income of $41,719 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.6/10.
Against the Worcester County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Housing insecurity runs 26.4% against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 67 filings here across 1 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 6.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 6.7% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027757300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027757300?
Census tract 25027757300 in the High School Street Historic District neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 25027757300?
Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027757300?
22.8% of residents in tract 25027757300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,296.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027757300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 97th, minority 74th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 25027757300 considered part of High School Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027757300 fall within High School Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027757300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 67 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027757300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.73% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027757300 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% 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. 17.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25027757300 compare to Southbridge Town overall?
Tract 25027757300 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Southbridge Town at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southbridge Town; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Southbridge Town
Top eight tracts in Southbridge Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Southbridge Town
5.9 / 10
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Worcester County
Parent state ↑
Massachusetts
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Windsor Court Historic District
7.3 / 10
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Windsor Court Historic District
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Glover Street Historic District
6.4 / 10
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