2 census tracts · pop 5,210 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 8.1–8.4
Avon Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Cambridge, MA, population 5,210. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.3/10, High tier. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Cambridge rate of 27.9%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
14% 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. Court records carry 49 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Disability prevalence reaches 19.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 1.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $2,572 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Cambridge commands. That places it #10 of 13 neighborhoods in Cambridge. For a like-for-like read, Coolidge Hill and Larchwood score within a fraction of it.
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
8.3
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Avon Hill vs CambridgeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avon Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
49Total filings (sum)
0.77%Avg annual filing rate
1.3%Peak year (2015)
0.46%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avon Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
2.4%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avon Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avon Hill?
Avon Hill scores 8.3/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Avon Hill compare to Cambridge overall?
Avon Hill scores 0.6 points lower than Cambridge overall (8.9/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,572 vs $2,787.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avon Hill?
Average gross rent in Avon Hill is $2,572/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avon Hill residents are renters?
48% of Avon Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Cambridge). The neighborhood has 5,210 residents.
Q5
Is Avon Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Avon Hill sits in the 13th 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
Which tracts in Avon Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Avon Hill is census tract 25017354700 (score 8.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.1 to 8.4, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Avon Hill for landlords?
Avon Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cambridge as a whole (8.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Avon Hill?
Avon Hill has 4,953 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.5%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
