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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Barre Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 50023955100 · Washington County, VT · pop 4,337 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 50023955100 sits in the Barre Downtown Historic District area of Barre eviction risk, VT, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.3/10. It is home to 4,337 residents. It sits 2.6 points above the Washington County average of 4.7.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 32% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units2,042
Renter share54.2%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate19.3%
Median income$47,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Barre Downtown Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Barre
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 20 tracts In Washington County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 193 tracts In Vermont
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Barre and the region

Centroid at 44.2040, -72.5000 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barre Downtown Historic District scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Barre
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Vermont legislature & governorship
4.6
Economic stress
19.3% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$910 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Barre
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Barre
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Barre
6.9

How Barre Downtown Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Barre Downtown Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 9551005.9Barreparent city4.7Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Barre Downtown Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barre Downtown Historic District

28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10.

Running hot, local political climate reads 7.6/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $910, 17% below the Barre average.

That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the VT average is 4.6, so this tract runs 2.7 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $47,650. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 50023955100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 50023955100?

Census tract 50023955100 in the Barre Downtown Historic District neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 50023955100?

Median gross rent is $910/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 50023955100?

19.3% of residents in tract 50023955100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,337.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 50023955100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 50th, minority 10th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 50023955100 considered part of Barre Downtown Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 50023955100 fall within Barre Downtown Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 50023955100 compare to Barre overall?

Tract 50023955100 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Barre at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barre eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Barre

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

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