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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Willimansett Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicopee

Tract 25013811101 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,133 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 25013811101 runs through the Willimansett neighborhood of Chicopee. With 4,133 residents, it scores 6.9/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #5,724 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $992 monthly, set against $51,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 26% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,819
Renter share59.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$51,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Willimansett
Very Low
Within parent city
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 12 tracts In Chicopee
Elevated
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#37 of 104 tracts In Hampden County
Elevated
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#260 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicopee and the region

Centroid at 42.1839, -72.6112 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willimansett scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chicopee
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$992 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicopee
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicopee
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicopee
6.7

How Willimansett compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Willimansett risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 811101Chicopee: 6.06.0Chicopeeparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Willimansett. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willimansett

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Chicopee 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.

Part of this tract, about 23% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd 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.

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 25013811101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013811101?

Census tract 25013811101 in the Willimansett 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 25013811101?

Median gross rent is $992/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013811101?

17.9% of residents in tract 25013811101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,133.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013811101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 74th, minority 64th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 25013811101 considered part of Willimansett?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013811101 fall within Willimansett (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 25013811101 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.1% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25013811101 compare to Chicopee overall?

Tract 25013811101 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Chicopee at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicopee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 25013811101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 23% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chicopee

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

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