Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Worcester
Tract 25027732202 · Worcester County, MA · pop 4,093 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 25027732202 covers part of the Hamilton area of Worcester, MA, and scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,581
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$82,318
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
31
th percentile
Low
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester and the region
Centroid at 42.2611, -71.7730 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamilton scores 6.6
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
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,639 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 20Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.3%Peak (2015)
- 20Filings 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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 14.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 filings here across 1 tracked years. Cost burden runs 49% here against 44.4% across Worcester County.
Against the Worcester County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10. Average gross rent is $1,639, 10% above the Worcester average.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 3.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $82,318.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027732202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027732202?
Census tract 25027732202 in the Hamilton neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 25027732202?
Median gross rent is $1,639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027732202?
6.0% of residents in tract 25027732202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,093.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027732202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 37th, minority 60th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 25027732202 considered part of Hamilton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027732202 fall within Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027732202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027732202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.27% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027732202 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25027732202 compare to Worcester overall?
Tract 25027732202 scores 6.6/10, right in line with 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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