Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Williamstown Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25003920102 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 2,886 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Williamstown
The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 25003920102 reflects conditions in Williamstown, Massachusetts. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 78% of renter households, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,580 a month while the average household earns $114,167 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units878
Renter share20.3%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$114,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Williamstown and the region
Centroid at 42.6561, -73.2204 · click any tract to drill in
Why Williamstown scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Williamstown
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
15.5% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,580 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Williamstown
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Williamstown
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Williamstown
7.0
How Williamstown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%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)
- 10Total filings over 8 yrs
- 0.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.3%Peak (2007)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 9.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Williamstown
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Williamstown, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25003920102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003920102?
Census tract 25003920102 in Williamstown scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 25003920102?
Median gross rent is $1,580/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003920102?
15.5% of residents in tract 25003920102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,886.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003920102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 31th, minority 27th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003920102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 25003920102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.54% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003920102 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003920102 compare to Williamstown overall?
Tract 25003920102 scores 4/10, lower than the parent city of Williamstown at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Williamstown; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Williamstown
Top eight tracts in Williamstown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Williamstown
5.7 / 10
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Berkshire County
Parent state ↑
Massachusetts
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