Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Ludlow Mills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield

Tract 25013800101 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,199 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 25013800101 in the Ludlow Mills area of Springfield, MA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,199. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.5/10.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 21% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,569

Renter share37.6%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate8.4%

Median income$62,718

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1502, -72.5035 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ludlow Mills scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Springfield

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

8.4% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,205 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Springfield

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Springfield

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Springfield

7.0

How Ludlow Mills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

68%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ludlow Mills. 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.

22.1%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
29.4%SNAP enrollment
13.3%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ludlow Mills

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 29.4% against 15.2% nationally.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.1/10. Housing insecurity runs 22.1% against 14.2% nationally. Running hot, local political climate reads 7/10.

That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. It tracks the Hampden County average of 5.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,205, close to the Springfield average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $62,718. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25013800101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013800101?

Census tract 25013800101 in the Ludlow Mills neighborhood 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 25013800101?

Median gross rent is $1,205/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013800101?

8.4% of residents in tract 25013800101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,199.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013800101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 99th, minority 77th, housing 28th.

Is tract 25013800101 considered part of Ludlow Mills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013800101 fall within Ludlow Mills (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013800101 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013800101 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013800101 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Springfield at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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