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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Fitchburg Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25027710200 · Worcester County, MA · pop 6,806

Census tract 25027710200 sits in Fitchburg eviction risk, Massachusetts eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $106,369 a year. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 18% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units3,017
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$106,369

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 11 tracts In Fitchburg
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#83 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#711 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fitchburg and the region

Centroid at 42.5594, -71.8128 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fitchburg scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fitchburg
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fitchburg
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fitchburg
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fitchburg
6.6

How Fitchburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fitchburg risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 710200Fitchburg: 6.16.1Fitchburgparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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)

  • 52Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.8%Peak (2015)
  • 52Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fitchburg

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Fitchburg 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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 52 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25027710200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027710200?

Census tract 25027710200 in Fitchburg scores 3.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 25027710200?

6.7% of residents in tract 25027710200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,806.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027710200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 77th, minority 48th, housing 48th.
Q4

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027710200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027710200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.83% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25027710200 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25027710200 compare to Fitchburg overall?

Tract 25027710200 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Fitchburg at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fitchburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fitchburg

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

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