Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Orchard Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield
Tract 25013801503 ·
Hampden County, MA · pop 4,126 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 25013801503 sits in the Indian Orchard area of Springfield eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.4/10. It is home to 4,126 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.5/10.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 17%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,627
Renter share35.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate19.3%
Median income$59,327
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Indian Orchard
Very High
Within parent city
42th percentile
#22 of 37 tracts In Springfield
Moderate
Within county
67th percentile
#35 of 104 tracts In Hampden County
Elevated
Within state
72th percentile
#457 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 42.1395, -72.5014 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Orchard scores 7.4
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
19.3% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,352 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Indian Orchard compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
54%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Indian Orchard. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
26.7%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
32.8%Food insecurity
41.1%SNAP enrollment
17.0%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
21.2%Frequent mental distress
41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Orchard
22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Food insecurity runs 32.8% against 17.8% nationally. Against the Hampden County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.
Housing insecurity runs 26.7% against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,352, 18% above the Springfield average. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10. 51% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Hampden County average of 46.5%. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10.
Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013801503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013801503?
Census tract 25013801503 in the Indian Orchard neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25013801503?
Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013801503?
19.3% of residents in tract 25013801503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,126.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013801503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 93th, minority 78th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 25013801503 considered part of Indian Orchard?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013801503 fall within Indian Orchard (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013801503 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.7% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013801503 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 25013801503 scores 7.4/10, higher 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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Top eight tracts in Springfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.