Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Merrick Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Springfield Town
Tract 25013812201 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,814 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 25013812201 sits in the Merrick area of West Springfield Town eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. Population here is 4,814. Cost burden runs 65% here against 46.5% across Hampden County.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units2,328
Renter share53.3%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$55,067
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Springfield Town and the region
Centroid at 42.1211, -72.6265 · click any tract to drill in
Why Merrick scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Springfield Town
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,260 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Springfield Town
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Springfield Town
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Springfield Town
5.7
How Merrick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Merrick. 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.
- 14.7%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 22.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Merrick
Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.5/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.9/10. SNAP participation runs 22.4% against 15.2% nationally.
At $1,260 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of West Springfield Town commands. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. It tracks the Hampden County average of 5.8 closely. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $55,067.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013812201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812201?
Census tract 25013812201 in the Merrick 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 25013812201?
Median gross rent is $1,260/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812201?
11.4% of residents in tract 25013812201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 53th, minority 46th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812201 considered part of Merrick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812201 fall within Merrick (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812201 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.7% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812201 compare to West Springfield Town overall?
Tract 25013812201 scores 5.5/10, right in line with the parent city of West Springfield Town at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Springfield Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Springfield Town
Top eight tracts in West Springfield Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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