Spencer Town Center Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
1 census tracts · pop 5,637 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Spencer Town Center Historic District maps to a single census tract in Spencer, MA, population 5,637. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, Elevated tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Spencer rate of 31.6%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. The filing record is not thin: 51 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 4.0% of renter households. Judgments average 1.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $1,052, close to the Spencer average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $59,618. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spencer Town Center Historic District vs SpencerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Spencer Town Center Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
51Total filings (sum)
4.04%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2015)
4.04%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spencer Town Center Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.6%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
34.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Spencer Town Center Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spencer Town Center Historic District?
Spencer Town Center Historic District scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Spencer Town Center Historic District compare to Spencer overall?
Spencer Town Center Historic District scores 1.2 points higher than Spencer overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,052 vs $1,049.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spencer Town Center Historic District?
Average gross rent in Spencer Town Center Historic District is $1,052/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spencer Town Center Historic District residents are renters?
59% of Spencer Town Center Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Spencer). The neighborhood has 5,637 residents.
Q5
Is Spencer Town Center Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Spencer Town Center Historic District sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Spencer Town Center Historic District for landlords?
Spencer Town Center Historic District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Spencer as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Spencer Town Center Historic District?
Spencer Town Center Historic District has 5,520 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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