Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

East Springfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25013800202 · Hampden County, MA · pop 1,487 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 25013800202, home to 1,487 residents in East Springfield in Springfield, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $974 a month against an average household income of $77,279 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 14% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units523

Renter share19.3%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate16.8%

Median income$77,279

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1487, -72.5337 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Springfield scores 5.2

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

16.8% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$974 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 East Springfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

64%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
69%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Springfield. 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.

21.2%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
24.9%Food insecurity
28.5%SNAP enrollment
12.8%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Springfield

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hampden County average of 6.6 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 25013800202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013800202?

Census tract 25013800202 in the East Springfield neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25013800202?

Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013800202?

16.8% of residents in tract 25013800202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,487.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013800202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 99th, minority 72th, housing 69th.

Is tract 25013800202 considered part of East Springfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013800202 fall within East Springfield (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013800202 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013800202 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013800202 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Springfield at 6.7/10. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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