Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Webster Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25027754200 · Worcester County, MA · pop 3,829 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Webster
Eviction risk in Webster centers on tract 25027754200, which scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,829 residents. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $870 monthly, set against $50,472 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,644
Renter share58.3%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate35.8%
Median income$50,472
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Webster and the region
Centroid at 42.0550, -71.8650 · click any tract to drill in
Why Webster scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Webster
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
35.8% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$870 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Webster
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Webster
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Webster
7.3
How Webster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 57Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.9%Peak (2015)
- 57Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 17.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 31.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Webster
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Webster, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Worcester County average of 6.0 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% 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 25027754200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25027754200?
Census tract 25027754200 in Webster scores 6.4/10 (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 25027754200?
Median gross rent is $870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25027754200?
35.8% of residents in tract 25027754200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,829.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25027754200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 99th, minority 49th, housing 56th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25027754200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25027754200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.93% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25027754200 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25027754200 compare to Webster overall?
Tract 25027754200 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Webster at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Webster; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Webster
Top eight tracts in Webster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Parent city ↑
Webster
6.3 / 10
Parent county ↑
Worcester County
Parent state ↑
Massachusetts
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Tract 25027710700
6.4 / 10
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Central Business District
6.5 / 10
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Webster Square
6.3 / 10
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