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Hamilton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Worcester

Tract 25027732201 · Worcester County, MA · pop 2,855 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Hamilton neighborhood of Worcester anchors census tract 25027732201, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,289 monthly, set against $75,759 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 46% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,435
Renter share65.8%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$75,759

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Hamilton
Very High
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 46 tracts In Worcester
Moderate
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#41 of 191 tracts In Worcester County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#354 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Worcester and the region

Centroid at 42.2673, -71.7590 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hamilton scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,289 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Hamilton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hamilton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 732201Worcester: 6.46.4Worcesterparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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)

  • 11Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2015)
  • 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hamilton. 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 Hamilton

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 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 61st 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 11 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 25027732201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027732201?

Census tract 25027732201 in the Hamilton neighborhood scores 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 25027732201?

Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25027732201?

15.6% of residents in tract 25027732201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,855.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25027732201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 84th, minority 64th, housing 49th.
Q5

Is tract 25027732201 considered part of Hamilton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027732201 fall within Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027732201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027732201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.38% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25027732201 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25027732201 compare to Worcester overall?

Tract 25027732201 scores 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Worcester

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

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