Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Pine Point Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield

Tract 25013801502 · Hampden County, MA · pop 3,630 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 25013801502, home to 3,630 residents in the Pine Point neighborhood of Springfield, scores 7.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $988 a month against an average household income of $34,881 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 20% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,304

Renter share53.7%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate26.6%

Median income$34,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1338, -72.5267 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pine Point scores 6.7

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

26.6% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$988 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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 Pine Point compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

82%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Pine Point. 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.

29.6%Housing insecurity
20.7%Utility-shutoff threat
37.1%Food insecurity
45.6%SNAP enrollment
19.3%Transit barriers
14.3%No health insurance
22.0%Frequent mental distress
44.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pine Point

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 above the Hampden County average of 6.6 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 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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.

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 25013801502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013801502?

Census tract 25013801502 in the Pine Point neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 25013801502?

Median gross rent is $988/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013801502?

26.6% of residents in tract 25013801502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,630.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013801502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 100th, minority 89th, housing 71th.

Is tract 25013801502 considered part of Pine Point?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013801502 fall within Pine Point (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013801502 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.6% 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. 20.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013801502 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013801502 scores 6.7/10, right in line with 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.