Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Fields at Chestnut Eviction Risk: Lower , Longmeadow
Tract 25013813401 · Hampden County, MA · pop 5,540 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 25013813401 runs through the Fields at Chestnut area of Longmeadow. With 5,540 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,793 a month while the average household earns $96,076 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,962
Renter share12.9%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$96,076
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Longmeadow and the region
Centroid at 42.0740, -72.5265 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fields at Chestnut scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Longmeadow
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,793 rent vs county FMR
7.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Longmeadow
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Longmeadow
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Longmeadow
5.0
How Fields at Chestnut compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fields at Chestnut. 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 11.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fields at Chestnut
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Longmeadow, 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 below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25013813401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25013813401?
Census tract 25013813401 in the Fields at Chestnut neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 25013813401?
Median gross rent is $1,793/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25013813401?
1.4% of residents in tract 25013813401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,540.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25013813401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 81th, minority 25th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 25013813401 considered part of Fields at Chestnut?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25013813401 fall within Fields at Chestnut (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25013813401 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25013813401 compare to Longmeadow overall?
Tract 25013813401 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Longmeadow at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Longmeadow; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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