Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Sixteen Acres Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 25013801604 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,243 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

25013801604 is a census tract in the Sixteen Acres area of Springfield, MA. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,243. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.5/10.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,562

Renter share4.7%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$101,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.1022, -72.4896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sixteen Acres scores 5.1

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

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,476 rent vs county FMR

4.9

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: 22

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

31%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sixteen Acres

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10. At $1,476 a month, rents run 29% over what the rest of Springfield commands. On the high side, local political climate reads 7/10.

It sits 0.7 points below the Hampden County average of 5.8. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 5% 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 3/10. Against average income of $101,357, annual rent is just 17%.

Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 25013801604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013801604?

Census tract 25013801604 in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 25013801604?

Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013801604?

5.8% of residents in tract 25013801604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,243.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013801604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 49th, minority 48th, housing 9th.

Is tract 25013801604 considered part of Sixteen Acres?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013801604 fall within Sixteen Acres (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013801604 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013801604 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013801604 scores 5.1/10, 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

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