Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Greenfield Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25011041301 · Franklin County, MA · pop 2,717

In Greenfield, census tract 25011041301 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. 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 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,127 a month while the average household earns $50,000 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 28% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,348

Renter share59.5%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate23.9%

Median income$50,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenfield and the region

Centroid at 42.5933, -72.6036 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenfield scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Greenfield

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.2

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

23.9% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$1,127 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Greenfield

8.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Greenfield

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Greenfield

7.7

How Greenfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

72%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
32.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenfield

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Greenfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Franklin County average of 5.2 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25011041301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25011041301?

Census tract 25011041301 in Greenfield scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25011041301?

Median gross rent is $1,127/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25011041301?

23.9% of residents in tract 25011041301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,717.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25011041301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 80th, minority 15th, housing 67th.

What share of households in tract 25011041301 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25011041301 compare to Greenfield overall?

Tract 25011041301 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Greenfield at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greenfield

Top eight tracts in Greenfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.