2 census tracts · pop 6,560 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5–8.5
East Arlington spans 2 census tracts of Arlington, MA and houses 6,560 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5 to 8.5, a 3.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
At $2,847 a month, rents sit 37% over what the rest of Arlington commands. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10.
This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
Against a Arlington baseline of 24.0%, around a third of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Disability prevalence reaches 17.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 16 evictions logged in this tract. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 0.9% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Arlington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Arlington vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Arlington
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
16Total filings (sum)
0.47%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2015)
0.17%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Arlington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
2.9%No health insurance
17.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Arlington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Arlington?
East Arlington scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does East Arlington compare to Arlington overall?
East Arlington scores 0.7 points higher than Arlington overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $2,847 vs $2,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Arlington?
Average gross rent in East Arlington eviction risk is $2,847/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Arlington residents are renters?
71% of East Arlington households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 6,560 residents.
Q5
Is East Arlington a high social-vulnerability area?
East Arlington sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in East Arlington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Arlington is census tract 25017354901 (score 8.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 8.5, a spread of 3.5 points.
Q7
How safe is East Arlington for landlords?
East Arlington eviction risk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Arlington as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Arlington?
East Arlington has 6,758 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
