Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
South Lancaster Eviction Risk: Lower , Clinton
Tract 25027716101 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,552 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 25027716101 covers the South Lancaster neighborhood of Clinton in Massachusetts. Home to 3,552 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #48,535 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,325 a month against an average household income of $107,386 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share35.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$107,386
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clinton and the region
Centroid at 42.4293, -71.6710 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lancaster scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clinton
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,325 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clinton
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clinton
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clinton
5.0
How South Lancaster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Lancaster. 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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lancaster
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Clinton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Worcester County average of 6.0 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 25027716101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027716101?
Census tract 25027716101 in the South Lancaster neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 25027716101?
Median gross rent is $1,325/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027716101?
10.4% of residents in tract 25027716101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,552.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027716101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 30th, minority 25th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 25027716101 considered part of South Lancaster?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027716101 fall within South Lancaster (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027716101 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027716101 compare to Clinton overall?
Tract 25027716101 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Clinton at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clinton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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