Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Trainfield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westfield
Tract 25013812701 · Hampden County, MA · pop 4,125 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Tract 25013812701 covers the Trainfield neighborhood of Westfield in Massachusetts. Home to 4,125 residents, it scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,182 monthly, set against $54,725 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,630
Renter share58.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$54,725
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 42.1203, -72.7564 · click any tract to drill in
Why Trainfield scores 4.2
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
11.8% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,182 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 Trainfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.2%Food insecurity
- 28.4%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 21.2%Frequent mental distress
- 39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Trainfield
What moves this score most is 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 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th 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 25013812701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812701?
Census tract 25013812701 in the Trainfield neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 25013812701?
Median gross rent is $1,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812701?
11.8% of residents in tract 25013812701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,125.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 90th, minority 38th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812701 considered part of Trainfield?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812701 fall within Trainfield (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812701 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812701 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 25013812701 scores 4.2/10, 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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