Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Straw/Smyth Eviction Risk: Lower , Manchester

Tract 33011000600 · Hillsborough County, NH · pop 2,304 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is the Straw/Smyth neighborhood of Manchester for landlords? Census tract 33011000600 scores 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #62,750 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,288 a month against an average household income of $56,769 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 74% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 42% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,098

Renter share73.5%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$56,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Manchester and the region

Centroid at 43.0021, -71.4620 · click any tract to drill in

Why Straw/Smyth scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Manchester

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.4

State political climate

New Hampshire legislature & governorship

2.5

Economic stress

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,288 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Manchester

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Manchester

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Manchester

3.5

How Straw/Smyth compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

71%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

1%Grade A
66%Grade B
20%Grade C
12%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Straw/Smyth. 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.

11.3%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
26.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Straw/Smyth

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. 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 Manchester 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 Hillsborough County average of 4.7 and in line with the New Hampshire statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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 33011000600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 33011000600?

Census tract 33011000600 in the Straw/Smyth neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 33011000600?

Median gross rent is $1,288/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 33011000600?

9.0% of residents in tract 33011000600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.

How socially vulnerable is tract 33011000600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 55th, minority 40th, housing 82th.

Is tract 33011000600 considered part of Straw/Smyth?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 33011000600 fall within Straw/Smyth (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 33011000600 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 33011000600 compare to Manchester overall?

Tract 33011000600 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Manchester at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Manchester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 33011000600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 12% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Manchester

Top eight tracts in Manchester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.