Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Orchard Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 25013801503 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,126 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 25013801503 runs through Indian Orchard in Springfield. With 4,126 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,352 a month while the average household earns $59,327 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

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.

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 5.7

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

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.

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.

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

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 26.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 77th 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 25013801503

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013801503?

Census tract 25013801503 in the Indian Orchard neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 25013801503?

Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 25013801503 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013801503 scores 5.7/10, 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

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