Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgecrest Eviction Risk: Lower , Westfield
Tract 25013812600 · Hampden County, MA · pop 6,339 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 25013812600 in the Ridgecrest neighborhood of Westfield ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 6,339 residents. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,406 a month against an average household income of $99,766 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,489
Renter share20.6%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$99,766
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 42.0971, -72.7314 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgecrest scores 2.6
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
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,406 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Ridgecrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.9%Food insecurity
- 10.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgecrest
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 below the Hampden County average of 6.6 and in line with 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 44th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% 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 25013812600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812600?
Census tract 25013812600 in the Ridgecrest neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 25013812600?
Median gross rent is $1,406/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812600?
2.6% of residents in tract 25013812600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,339.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 74th, minority 22th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812600 considered part of Ridgecrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812600 fall within Ridgecrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812600 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812600 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 25013812600 scores 2.6/10, 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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