Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Spencer Town Center Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25027726200 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,637 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 25027726200 covers the Spencer Town Center Historic District area of Spencer, home to 5,637 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,052 monthly, set against $59,618 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,681
Renter share59.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$59,618
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Spencer and the region
Centroid at 42.2486, -71.9931 · click any tract to drill in
Why Spencer Town Center Historic District scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Spencer
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,052 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Spencer
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Spencer
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Spencer
6.1
How Spencer Town Center Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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)
- 51Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 51Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.1%Food insecurity
- 21.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.7%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Spencer Town Center Historic District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Spencer, 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 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 45th 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 51 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% 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 25027726200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027726200?
Census tract 25027726200 in the Spencer Town Center Historic District neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 25027726200?
Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027726200?
11.4% of residents in tract 25027726200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,637.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027726200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 38th, minority 17th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 25027726200 considered part of Spencer Town Center Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027726200 fall within Spencer Town Center Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027726200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 51 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027726200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027726200 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 25027726200 compare to Spencer overall?
Tract 25027726200 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Spencer at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Spencer; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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