Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Webster Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , Worcester
Tract 25027733102 · Worcester County, MA · pop 2,568 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 25027733102 sits in the Webster Square area of Worcester eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. 26% 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 23%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units914
Renter share41.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$80,909
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
29
th percentile
Low
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester and the region
Centroid at 42.2374, -71.8491 · click any tract to drill in
Why Webster Square 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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,658 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Webster Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 15Total filings over 1 yrs
- 5.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2015)
- 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Webster Square. 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.
- 15.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.0%Food insecurity
- 20.4%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Webster Square
Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 55% here against 44.4% across Worcester County.
On the high side, local political climate reads 7/10. Court records carry 15 eviction filings across 1 observed years.
It sits 0.8 points above the Worcester County average of 5.8. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10.
Average gross rent is $1,658, 11% above the Worcester average. The worst year on record was 2015, when 5.7% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 5.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027733102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027733102?
Census tract 25027733102 in the Webster Square 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 25027733102?
Median gross rent is $1,658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027733102?
5.9% of residents in tract 25027733102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027733102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 66th, minority 62th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 25027733102 considered part of Webster Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027733102 fall within Webster Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027733102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027733102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.68% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25027733102 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.7% 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.
Q8
How does tract 25027733102 compare to Worcester overall?
Tract 25027733102 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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