Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield

Tract 25013802300 · Hampden County, MA · pop 6,474 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 25013802300, home to 6,474 residents in the Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District neighborhood of Springfield, scores 7.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,141 a month against an average household income of $40,162 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 36% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units2,500

Renter share69.8%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate26.7%

Median income$40,162

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 42.0920, -72.5559 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District scores 6.7

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

26.7% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,141 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

89%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
43%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District. 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.

32.4%Housing insecurity
21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
40.7%Food insecurity
47.3%SNAP enrollment
20.8%Transit barriers
16.7%No health insurance
22.8%Frequent mental distress
42.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District

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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 80th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% 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 25013802300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013802300?

Census tract 25013802300 in the Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 25013802300?

Median gross rent is $1,141/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013802300?

26.7% of residents in tract 25013802300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,474.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013802300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 74th, minority 87th, housing 43th.

Is tract 25013802300 considered part of Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013802300 fall within Ames Hill-Crescent Hill Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013802300 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.4% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013802300 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 25013802300 scores 6.7/10, right in line with 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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