Neighborhood · Ranked #8,653 of 84,120 nationally

Merrick Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Springfield Town

Tract 25013800600 · Hampden County, MA · pop 2,296 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 25013800600 covers part of the Merrick area of Springfield, MA, and scores 7.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,296. Severe burden reaches 40%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 24% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units775

Renter share79.6%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate46.9%

Median income$28,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Springfield Town and the region

Centroid at 42.1201, -72.6083 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merrick scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Springfield Town

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Massachusetts legislature & governorship

6.2

Economic stress

46.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,063 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Springfield Town

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Springfield Town

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Springfield Town

7.0

How Merrick compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

93%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Merrick. 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.

43.6%Housing insecurity
30.8%Utility-shutoff threat
56.5%Food insecurity
64.9%SNAP enrollment
29.6%Transit barriers
27.6%No health insurance
24.5%Frequent mental distress
51.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Merrick

Against Hampden County at 46.5%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Housing insecurity runs 43.6% against 14.2% nationally.

The poverty rate is 47%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average income of $28,019 and the ratio lands at 46%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Disability prevalence runs 51.6% against 31.5% nationally. It sits 2.1 points above the Hampden County average of 5.8. This is renter territory: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. On the national scale it lands near the 90th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25013800600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013800600?

Census tract 25013800600 in the Merrick neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 25013800600?

Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013800600?

46.9% of residents in tract 25013800600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,296.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013800600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 99th, minority 94th, housing 84th.

Is tract 25013800600 considered part of Merrick?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013800600 fall within Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013800600 struggle to pay rent?

About 43.6% 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. 30.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013800600 compare to West Springfield Town overall?

Tract 25013800600 scores 7.9/10, higher than the parent city of West Springfield Town at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Springfield Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Springfield Town

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