Eviction Risk in Tom Watkins , Springfield
1 census tracts · pop 3,386 · pop-weighted composite 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6
Tom Watkins is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Springfield with 1 census tract and a population of 3,386 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $850/month sits 12% lower than the Springfield citywide median ($964).
Tom Watkins vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Tom Watkins vs Springfield
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,565 residents across all tracts in Tom Watkins. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 10.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 78.7%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.6%
- Other / Multiracial 5.8%
1 tracts in Tom Watkins
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29077003300 | 5.6 | 3,386 | 54% | $850 |
CDC SVI percentile: 83
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Tom Watkins
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 675Total filings (sum)
- 9.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak year (2017)
- 11.49%Latest filed (2017)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tom Watkins
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 22.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 30.8%Food insecurity
- 30.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 49.7%Any disability
About Tom Watkins
What is the eviction-risk score for Tom Watkins?
Tom Watkins scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Tom Watkins compare to Springfield overall?
Tom Watkins scores 1.5 points higher than Springfield overall (4.1/10). Rent burden: 54% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $850 vs $964.
What is the median rent in Tom Watkins?
Median gross rent in Tom Watkins is $850/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Tom Watkins residents are renters?
39% of Tom Watkins households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 3,386 residents.
Is Tom Watkins a high social-vulnerability area?
Tom Watkins sits in the 83th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.