Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Eviction Risk: Lower , Worcester
Tract 25027739201 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,837 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 25027739201 covers the Hamilton neighborhood of Worcester, home to 3,837 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,737 a month while the average household earns $86,314 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,598
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$86,314
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Worcester and the region
Centroid at 42.2667, -71.7428 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamilton scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Worcester
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,737 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Worcester
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Worcester
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Worcester
5.0
How Hamilton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.1%Food insecurity
- 14.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 45th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25027739201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027739201?
Census tract 25027739201 in the Hamilton neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 25027739201?
Median gross rent is $1,737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027739201?
7.0% of residents in tract 25027739201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,837.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027739201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 49th, minority 65th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 25027739201 considered part of Hamilton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25027739201 fall within Hamilton (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027739201 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027739201 compare to Worcester overall?
Tract 25027739201 scores 3.1/10, 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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