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Neighborhood · Manchester, NH

Wellington Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,122 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Wellington maps to a single census tract in Manchester, NH and houses 5,122 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 30.0% citywide, putting Wellington 17.2% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Among the 22 mapped neighborhoods of Manchester, it ranks #15 by risk, the lower third.

Average gross rent runs $1,657, close to the Manchester average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $89,394.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Wellington vs Manchester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.2% +57%
Manchester: 30.0%
Average gross rent
$1,657 +6%
Manchester: $1,564
Average HH income
$89,394 +15%
Manchester: $77,415
Poverty rate
7.5% -30%
Manchester: 10.7%
Renter share
39.2% -24%
Manchester: 51.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wellington and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.5–4.5

Why Wellington scores 4.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
7.5% below poverty line · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Risk score comparison

Wellington vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Wellington score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.5WellingtonNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Wellington

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
33011000902 4.5 5,122 47% $1,657
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 40%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wellington

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Wellington

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Wellington?

Wellington scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Wellington compare to Manchester overall?

Wellington scores 0.5 points higher than Manchester overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,657 vs $1,564.
Q3

What is the average rent in Wellington?

Average gross rent in Wellington is $1,657/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Wellington residents are renters?

39% of Wellington households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Manchester). The neighborhood has 5,122 residents.
Q5

Is Wellington a high social-vulnerability area?

Wellington sits in the 27th 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 Wellington for landlords?

Wellington carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Manchester as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Wellington?

Wellington has 5,041 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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