Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
Athol Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25027703300 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,659 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Athol
25027703300 is a census tract in Athol, MA. It scores 6.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,659 residents. Against Worcester County at 44.4%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,618
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$64,712
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Athol and the region
Centroid at 42.5741, -72.2135 · click any tract to drill in
Why Athol scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Athol
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$853 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Athol
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Athol
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Athol
7.8
How Athol compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 21Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2015)
- 21Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.2%Food insecurity
- 17.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Athol
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.1/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $853, 24% below the Athol average. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 21 filings here across 1 tracked years. It sits 0.7 points above the Worcester County average of 5.8. Filings peaked in 2015 at 5.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 5.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027703300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027703300?
Census tract 25027703300 in Athol scores 6.5/10 (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 25027703300?
Median gross rent is $853/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027703300?
4.3% of residents in tract 25027703300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,659.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027703300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 79th, minority 17th, housing 67th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027703300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027703300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.96% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027703300 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027703300 compare to Athol overall?
Tract 25027703300 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Athol at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athol; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Athol
Top eight tracts in Athol ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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