1 census tracts · pop 2,824 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Waverley is a one-tract neighborhood of Belmont, MA, population 2,824. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 20 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 6.2% of adults, 11.6 points below the national rate.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 9% 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.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Cost burden runs 24% against 27.4% citywide, putting Waverley 3.4% under its own city. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households.
At $2,246 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Belmont commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.0% in 2016 against a 0.9% peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Belmont, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Waverley 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 & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waverley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
20Total filings (sum)
0.76%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2012)
0.98%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waverley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.5%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
2.6%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waverley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waverley?
Waverley scores 5.3/10 (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 compare to Belmont overall?
Waverley scores 0.8 points lower than Belmont overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,246 vs $2,527.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waverley?
Average gross rent in Waverley is $2,246/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waverley residents are renters?
39% of Waverley households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Belmont). The neighborhood has 2,824 residents.
Q5
Is Waverley a high social-vulnerability area?
Waverley sits in the 17th 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 Waverley for landlords?
Waverley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Waverley?
Waverley has 2,729 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
