Kensington Park Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
3 census tracts · pop 12,235 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.8
Kensington Park Historic District takes in 3 census tracts of Arlington, MA and houses 12,235 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Arlington rate of 24.0%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10. 17% 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.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 5 evictions logged in this tract. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
3.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 0.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #4 of 4 neighborhoods in Arlington. The closest comparables inside the same city are Arlington Heights and Orvis Road Historic District. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington Park Historic District vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kensington Park Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
0.33%Avg annual filing rate
0.4%Peak year (2012)
0.20%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kensington Park Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
2.4%No health insurance
20.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kensington Park Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington Park Historic District?
Kensington Park Historic District scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Kensington Park Historic District compare to Arlington overall?
Kensington Park Historic District scores 0.7 points lower than Arlington overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,992 vs $2,082.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kensington Park Historic District?
Average gross rent in Kensington Park Historic District is $1,992/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kensington Park Historic District residents are renters?
41% of Kensington Park Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 12,235 residents.
Q5
Is Kensington Park Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Kensington Park Historic District sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Kensington Park Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Kensington Park Historic District is census tract 25017356703 (score 5.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Kensington Park Historic District for landlords?
Kensington Park Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington Park Historic District?
Kensington Park Historic District has 12,246 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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