Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Somerville Eviction Risk: Lower , Manchester

Tract 33011001800 · Hillsborough County, NH · pop 6,199 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

In the Somerville neighborhood of Manchester, census tract 33011001800 scores 4.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,230 a month while the average household earns $68,077 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 22% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units2,562

Renter share50.1%

SVI overall0.51

Poverty rate8.7%

Median income$68,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Manchester and the region

Centroid at 42.9768, -71.4408 · click any tract to drill in

Why Somerville scores 3.6

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

8.7% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,230 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Somerville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 51

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

52%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
98%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.

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.

12.5%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
28.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Somerville

The heaviest input here is 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 33011001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 33011001800?

Census tract 33011001800 in the Somerville neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 33011001800?

Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 33011001800?

8.7% of residents in tract 33011001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,199.

How socially vulnerable is tract 33011001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 67th, minority 51th, housing 33th.

Is tract 33011001800 considered part of Somerville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 33011001800 fall within Somerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 33011001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 33011001800 compare to Manchester overall?

Tract 33011001800 scores 3.6/10, 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 33011001800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.