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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

East Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Amherst Town

Tract 25015820500 · Hampshire County, MA · pop 5,640 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is the East Village Historic District neighborhood of Amherst Town for landlords? Census tract 25015820500 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,349 a month against an average household income of $48,628 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 27% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units3,033
Renter share64.3%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate33.2%
Median income$48,628

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In East Village Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Amherst Town
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 35 tracts In Hampshire County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Amherst Town and the region

Centroid at 42.3721, -72.5206 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Village Historic District scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Amherst Town
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
33.2% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$1,349 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Amherst Town
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Amherst Town
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Amherst Town
6.0

How East Village Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Village Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.66.6This tracttract 820500Amherst Town: 5.85.8Amherst Townparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 122Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 0.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2013)
  • 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2005 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250158205002005: 4 filings (0.28/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (0.49/100 renter HHs)2007: 8 filings (0.56/100 renter HHs)2008: 8 filings (0.56/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (0.63/100 renter HHs)2010: 15 filings (0.98/100 renter HHs)2011: 11 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2012: 12 filings (0.82/100 renter HHs)2013: 16 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (0.82/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (0.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 125% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Village Historic District. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Village Historic District

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.3/10. 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 Amherst Town eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hampshire County average of 4.9 and in line with 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 62nd 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 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% 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 25015820500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25015820500?

Census tract 25015820500 in the East Village Historic District neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 25015820500?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25015820500?

33.2% of residents in tract 25015820500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,640.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25015820500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 21th, minority 41th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 25015820500 considered part of East Village Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25015820500 fall within East Village Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25015820500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 122 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 25015820500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.70% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25015820500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.2% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25015820500 compare to Amherst Town overall?

Tract 25015820500 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Amherst Town at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Amherst Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Amherst Town

Top eight tracts in Amherst Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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