Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Sixteen Acres Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield

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

In the Sixteen Acres area of Springfield, census tract 25013801604 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,476 monthly, set against $101,357 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

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 3.9

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

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 25013801604

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

Census tract 25013801604 in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 3.9/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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