Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Worcester
Tract 25027732201 · Worcester County, MA · pop 2,855 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 25027732201 covers part of the Hamilton area of Worcester, MA, and scores 7.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,855. Against Worcester County at 44.4%, 30% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
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 parent city
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
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 7.7
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
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.0%Food insecurity
- 18.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton
It sits 1.9 points above the Worcester County average of 5.8. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 2/10.
66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 filings here across 1 tracked years. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10.
Average gross rent is $1,289, 13% below the Worcester average. Filings peaked in 2015 at 1.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027732201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027732201?
Census tract 25027732201 in the Hamilton neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Worcester at 6.6/10. 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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