Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Worcester Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25027732002 · Worcester County, MA · pop 5,189
Tract 25027732002, home to 5,189 residents in Worcester, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #4,631 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,013 a month while the average household earns $82,882 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,805
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate23.0%
Median income$82,882
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester and the region
Centroid at 42.2841, -71.7728 · click any tract to drill in
Why Worcester scores 5.5
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
23.0% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$2,013 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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)
- 14Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.4%Peak (2015)
- 14Filings 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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.4%Food insecurity
- 21.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Worcester
What moves this score most is 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 above 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.4% 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 25027732002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027732002?
Census tract 25027732002 in Worcester scores 5.5/10 (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 25027732002?
Median gross rent is $2,013/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027732002?
23.0% of residents in tract 25027732002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,189.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027732002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 48th, minority 59th, housing 93th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027732002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027732002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.37% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027732002 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027732002 compare to Worcester overall?
Tract 25027732002 scores 5.5/10, 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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