Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Palmer Town Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25013810300 · Hampden County, MA · pop 3,436 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Palmer Town
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 25013810300 in Palmer Town ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,436 residents. On the national scale it ranks #39,291 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,137 a month against an average household income of $88,750 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$88,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmer Town and the region
Centroid at 42.1715, -72.3785 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmer Town scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmer Town
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,137 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmer Town
5.2
How Palmer Town compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 15.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmer Town
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.3/10. 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 Palmer Town, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hampden County average of 6.6 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013810300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013810300?
Census tract 25013810300 in Palmer Town scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25013810300?
Median gross rent is $1,137/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013810300?
4.1% of residents in tract 25013810300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,436.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013810300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 22th, minority 31th, housing 27th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25013810300 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25013810300 compare to Palmer Town overall?
Tract 25013810300 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Palmer Town at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmer Town; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmer Town
Top eight tracts in Palmer Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related