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Monument Square Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Leominster

Tract 25027709702 · Worcester County, MA · pop 2,294 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Monument Square Historic District in Leominster anchors census tract 25027709702, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,043 monthly, set against $79,722 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 32% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,068
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$79,722

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Monument Square Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 10 tracts In Leominster
High
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#77 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#657 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Leominster and the region

Centroid at 42.5346, -71.7620 · click any tract to drill in

Why Monument Square Historic District scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Leominster
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,043 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Leominster
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Leominster
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Leominster
5.9

How Monument Square Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Monument Square Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 709702Leominster: 5.85.8Leominsterparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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)

  • 10Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.6%Peak (2015)
  • 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Monument Square 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 Monument Square Historic District

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Leominster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Worcester County average of 6.0 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 57th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2015.

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 25027709702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027709702?

Census tract 25027709702 in the Monument Square Historic District neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 25027709702?

Median gross rent is $1,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027709702?

15.3% of residents in tract 25027709702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,294.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027709702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 42th, minority 42th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 25027709702 considered part of Monument Square Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027709702 fall within Monument Square Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027709702?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027709702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.64% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25027709702 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25027709702 compare to Leominster overall?

Tract 25027709702 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Leominster at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leominster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Leominster

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

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