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Neighborhood · Arlington, MA

Kensington Park Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 12,235 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.6-5.6

Kensington Park Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Arlington with 3 census tracts and a population of 12,235 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,992/month sits 4% lower than the Arlington citywide average ($2,082).

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Kensington Park Historic District vs Arlington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.3% +122%
Arlington: 24.0%
Average gross rent
$1,992 -4%
Arlington: $2,082
Average HH income
$153,946 +9%
Arlington: $141,440
Poverty rate
4.5% -17%
Arlington: 5.4%
Renter share
40.9% +7%
Arlington: 38.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kensington Park Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.6-5.6

Why Kensington Park Historic District scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.2-6.2 across tracts
6.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3-7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.3-8.3 across tracts
8.3
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 3.9-4.2 across tracts
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.8-6.0 across tracts
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
41% renter households · Range 7.5-8.0 across tracts
7.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.4-3.6 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
4.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0-2.8 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0-3.3 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Kensington Park Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Kensington Park Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Kensington Park Hi: 4.94.9Kensington Park HiNeighborhoodParent city: 4.84.8Parent cityhost cityState: 6.26.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Kensington Park Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1 points from 4.6 to 5.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Kensington Park Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25017356703 5.6 3,103 65% $1,140
25017357100 4.8 5,092 59% $2,359
25017356704 4.6 4,040 37% $2,183
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 26

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 13%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 51%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.

Frequently asked

About Kensington Park Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Kensington Park Historic District?

Kensington Park Historic District scores 4.9/10 (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 0.1 points higher than Arlington overall (4.8/10). 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 5.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.6, a spread of 1 points.

Q7

How safe is Kensington Park Historic District for landlords?

Kensington Park Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 (4.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Kensington Park Historic District?

Kensington Park Historic District has 12,246 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). 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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