Pierce Farm Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 3,791 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Pierce Farm Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Belmont, MA, population 3,791. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 27.4% citywide, putting Pierce Farm Historic District 8.2% over its own city. 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 cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Average gross rent is $2,068, 18% below the Belmont average of $2,527.
Food insecurity affects 5.9% of adults, 11.9 points below the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
3.6% 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. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 5.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Belmont.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pierce Farm Historic District vs BelmontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pierce Farm Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
26Total filings (sum)
2.13%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2014)
1.05%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pierce Farm 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
5.9%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
2.5%No health insurance
20.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pierce Farm Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pierce Farm Historic District?
Pierce Farm Historic District scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Pierce Farm Historic District compare to Belmont overall?
Pierce Farm Historic District scores 0.9 points lower than Belmont overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,068 vs $2,527.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pierce Farm Historic District?
Average gross rent in Pierce Farm Historic District is $2,068/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pierce Farm Historic District residents are renters?
20% of Pierce Farm Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Belmont). The neighborhood has 3,791 residents.
Q5
Is Pierce Farm Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Pierce Farm Historic District sits in the 16th 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
How safe is Pierce Farm Historic District for landlords?
Pierce Farm Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Belmont as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pierce Farm Historic District?
Pierce Farm Historic District has 3,898 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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