Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Northampton Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25015821901 · Hampshire County, MA · pop 3,205 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Northampton Downtown Historic District area of Northampton anchors census tract 25015821901, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #36,078 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,554 a month against an average household income of $80,313 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,334
Renter share37.6%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$80,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Northampton and the region
Centroid at 42.3228, -72.6414 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northampton Downtown Historic District scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Northampton
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,554 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northampton
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northampton
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northampton
6.6
How Northampton Downtown Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
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)
- 57Total filings over 11 yrs
- 0.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.5%Peak (2012)
- 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 250% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northampton Downtown 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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 2.9%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 22.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northampton Downtown Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Northampton 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 below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 0.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.5% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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 25015821901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25015821901?
Census tract 25015821901 in the Northampton Downtown Historic District 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 25015821901?
Median gross rent is $1,554/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25015821901?
8.8% of residents in tract 25015821901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,205.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25015821901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 20th, minority 21th, housing 61th.
Q5
Is tract 25015821901 considered part of Northampton Downtown Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25015821901 fall within Northampton Downtown Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25015821901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 25015821901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.80% of renter households, peaking at 1.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25015821901 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25015821901 compare to Northampton overall?
Tract 25015821901 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Northampton at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northampton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Northampton
Top eight tracts in Northampton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Fort Hill Historic District
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Florence
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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25015821601
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Pathways Cohousing
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Northampton Downtown Historic District
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Northampton Downtown Historic District
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
Leeds
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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