Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Owen District Eviction Risk: Lower , Westfield
Tract 25013812500 · Hampden County, MA · pop 7,605 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.6/10 for census tract 25013812500 reflects conditions in the Owen District neighborhood of Westfield, Massachusetts. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,186 a month while the average household earns $95,531 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,891
Renter share23.8%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$95,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 42.1476, -72.7053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Owen District scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westfield
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,186 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westfield
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westfield
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westfield
5.8
How Owen District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 17.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Owen District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Westfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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 25013812500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812500?
Census tract 25013812500 in the Owen District neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 25013812500?
Median gross rent is $1,186/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812500?
10.0% of residents in tract 25013812500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,605.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 84th, minority 35th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812500 considered part of Owen District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812500 fall within Owen District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812500 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 25013812500 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Westfield at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westfield
Top eight tracts in Westfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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