Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Winchendon Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25027701102 · Worcester County, MA · pop 4,090
Census tract 25027701102 sits in Winchendon, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #10,961 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,281 a month against an average household income of $71,611 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,471
Renter share38.6%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$71,611
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Winchendon and the region
Centroid at 42.6848, -72.0454 · click any tract to drill in
Why Winchendon scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Winchendon
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,281 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Winchendon
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Winchendon
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Winchendon
6.8
How Winchendon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.0%Food insecurity
- 21.0%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Winchendon
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Winchendon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Worcester County average of 6.0 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 56th 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 25027701102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027701102?
Census tract 25027701102 in Winchendon scores 4.8/10 (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 25027701102?
Median gross rent is $1,281/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027701102?
13.6% of residents in tract 25027701102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,090.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027701102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 61th, minority 33th, housing 45th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 25027701102 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 25027701102 compare to Winchendon overall?
Tract 25027701102 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Winchendon at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winchendon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Winchendon
Top eight tracts in Winchendon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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