Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
Spencer Town Center Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25027726200 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,637 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 25027726200 covers part of the Spencer Town Center Historic District area of Spencer, MA, and scores 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,637. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,681
Renter share59.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$59,618
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spencer and the region
Centroid at 42.2486, -71.9931 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spencer Town Center Historic District scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spencer
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spencer
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spencer
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spencer
6.1
How Spencer Town Center Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 51Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 51Filings 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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.1%Food insecurity
- 21.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spencer Town Center Historic District
26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. It sits 2.0 points above the Worcester County average of 5.8.
Court records carry 51 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when 4.0% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027726200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027726200?
Census tract 25027726200 in the Spencer Town Center Historic District neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 25027726200?
Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027726200?
11.4% of residents in tract 25027726200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,637.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027726200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 38th, minority 17th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 25027726200 considered part of Spencer Town Center Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027726200 fall within Spencer Town Center Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027726200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027726200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027726200 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25027726200 compare to Spencer overall?
Tract 25027726200 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Spencer at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spencer; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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