Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Whitinsville Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25027750200 · Worcester County, MA · pop 7,129 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 25027750200 sits in Whitinsville Historic District in Whitinsville, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,221 monthly, set against $146,420 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,875
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$146,420
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitinsville and the region
Centroid at 42.1314, -71.6529 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitinsville Historic District scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitinsville
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,221 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitinsville
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitinsville
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitinsville
4.4
How Whitinsville Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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)
- 12Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak (2015)
- 12Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Whitinsville Historic District. 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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitinsville Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Whitinsville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Worcester County average of 6.0 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027750200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027750200?
Census tract 25027750200 in the Whitinsville Historic District neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25027750200?
Median gross rent is $1,221/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027750200?
5.4% of residents in tract 25027750200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,129.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027750200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 67th, minority 9th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 25027750200 considered part of Whitinsville Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027750200 fall within Whitinsville Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027750200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027750200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.60% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027750200 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25027750200 compare to Whitinsville overall?
Tract 25027750200 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Whitinsville at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitinsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitinsville
Top eight tracts in Whitinsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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