Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Straw/Smyth Eviction Risk: Lower , Manchester

Tract 33011000901 · Hillsborough County, NH · pop 3,759 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Straw/Smyth neighborhood of Manchester is where census tract 33011000901 sits, home to 3,759 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.1/10. It lands near the 14th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,308 a month while the average household earns $105,357 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 21% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,494

Renter share31.5%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate2.3%

Median income$105,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Manchester and the region

Centroid at 43.0073, -71.4410 · click any tract to drill in

Why Straw/Smyth scores 2.5

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

2.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,308 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 37

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

18%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
38%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.

0%Grade A
2%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
23.2%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 below the Hillsborough County average of 4.7 and below the New Hampshire statewide average of 4.8. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 33011000901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 33011000901?

Census tract 33011000901 in the Straw/Smyth neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 33011000901?

Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 33011000901?

2.3% of residents in tract 33011000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,759.

How socially vulnerable is tract 33011000901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 23th, minority 38th, housing 82th.

Is tract 33011000901 considered part of Straw/Smyth?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 33011000901 fall within Straw/Smyth (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 33011000901 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 33011000901 compare to Manchester overall?

Tract 33011000901 scores 2.5/10, lower than 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 33011000901 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. 0% 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.