1 census tracts · pop 3,945 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Waverley Square is a one-tract neighborhood of Belmont, MA and houses 3,945 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 37% against 27.4% citywide, putting Waverley Square 9.8% over its own city.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records for this tract carry 46 eviction filings.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. Average gross rent is $2,146, 15% below the Belmont average of $2,527.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 3.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.3% of renter households. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Belmont, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
One tract means one number: 5.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waverley Square vs BelmontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waverley Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
46Total filings (sum)
1.17%Avg annual filing rate
1.3%Peak year (2016)
1.32%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waverley Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.1%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
3.1%No health insurance
23.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waverley Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waverley Square?
Waverley Square scores 5.8/10 (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 Waverley Square compare to Belmont overall?
Waverley Square scores 0.3 points lower than Belmont overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,146 vs $2,527.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waverley Square?
Average gross rent in Waverley Square is $2,146/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waverley Square residents are renters?
45% of Waverley Square households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Belmont). The neighborhood has 3,945 residents.
Q5
Is Waverley Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Waverley Square sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Waverley Square for landlords?
Waverley Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Waverley Square?
Waverley Square has 4,040 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
