Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Fairview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicopee

Tract 25013811302 · Hampden County, MA · pop 5,266 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 25013811302 reflects conditions in the Fairview area of Chicopee, Massachusetts. On the national scale it ranks #4,612 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,294 a month against an average household income of $64,038 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 10% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units2,502

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate15.1%

Median income$64,038

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicopee and the region

Centroid at 42.2000, -72.5464 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairview scores 5.1

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

15.1% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,294 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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 Fairview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

55%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
23%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

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.

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.

12.6%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
8.8%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairview

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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 25013811302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013811302?

Census tract 25013811302 in the Fairview 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 25013811302?

Median gross rent is $1,294/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25013811302?

15.1% of residents in tract 25013811302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,266.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25013811302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 54th, minority 35th, housing 64th.

Is tract 25013811302 considered part of Fairview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013811302 fall within Fairview (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 25013811302 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 25013811302 compare to Chicopee overall?

Tract 25013811302 scores 5.1/10, 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.

Was tract 25013811302 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. 0% 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.

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