Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Sixteen Acres Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 25013801603 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,075 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

25013801603 is a census tract in the Sixteen Acres area of Springfield, MA. It scores 5.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,075 residents. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.1/10.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 12% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,622

Renter share19.5%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate10.2%

Median income$96,011

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1268, -72.4881 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sixteen Acres scores 5.5

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

10.2% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$917 rent vs county FMR

1.1

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 Sixteen Acres compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

39%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sixteen Acres. 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.

13.7%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
31.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sixteen Acres

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10. Cost burden runs 39% here against 46.5% across Hampden County.

The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $917, 20% below the Springfield average. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.5/10.

Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.4/10.

Rent consumes only 11% of average household income of $96,011, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Hampden County average of 5.8 closely.

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 25013801603

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013801603?

Census tract 25013801603 in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 25013801603?

Median gross rent is $917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013801603?

10.2% of residents in tract 25013801603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,075.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013801603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 59th, minority 70th, housing 17th.

Is tract 25013801603 considered part of Sixteen Acres?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013801603 fall within Sixteen Acres (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013801603 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013801603 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013801603 scores 5.5/10, lower 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

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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