Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Westfield Center Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25013812702 · Hampden County, MA · pop 5,691 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 25013812702, home to 5,691 residents in Westfield Center in Westfield, scores 6.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $962 monthly, set against $53,173 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,651
Renter share74.8%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate30.9%
Median income$53,173
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westfield and the region
Centroid at 42.1209, -72.7407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westfield Center scores 5.6
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
30.9% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$962 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Westfield Center compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.6%Food insecurity
- 29.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westfield Center
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 83rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 25013812702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013812702?
Census tract 25013812702 in the Westfield Center neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 25013812702?
Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013812702?
30.9% of residents in tract 25013812702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,691.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013812702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 92th, minority 54th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 25013812702 considered part of Westfield Center?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013812702 fall within Westfield Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013812702 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013812702 compare to Westfield overall?
Tract 25013812702 scores 5.6/10, right in line with 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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