Within parent city
31
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Worcester Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25027730300 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,450
Eviction risk in Worcester eviction risk in Worcester County centers on tract 25027730300, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,450 residents. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,447 a month against an average household income of $104,211 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,066
Renter share46.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$104,211
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester and the region
Centroid at 42.3083, -71.7944 · click any tract to drill in
Why Worcester scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Worcester
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,447 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Worcester
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Worcester
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Worcester
7.0
How Worcester compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 41Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2015)
- 41Filings 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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 15.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Worcester
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Worcester 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 41 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% 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 25027730300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027730300?
Census tract 25027730300 in Worcester scores 4.2/10 (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 25027730300?
Median gross rent is $1,447/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027730300?
10.7% of residents in tract 25027730300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,450.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027730300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 35th, minority 49th, housing 54th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027730300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 41 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027730300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.66% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027730300 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027730300 compare to Worcester overall?
Tract 25027730300 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Worcester at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Worcester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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