1 census tracts · pop 5,167 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10
· range 9.1–9.1
Baldwin is a one-tract neighborhood of Cambridge, MA and houses 5,167 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.1/10, in the High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Cambridge rate of 27.9%.
Court records for this tract carry 28 eviction filings. 3.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 1.2% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $2,590 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Cambridge commands. Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Cambridge, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Central Square and Inner Belt. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $133,203. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.1/10 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
9.1
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Baldwin 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 & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Baldwin
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
0.67%Avg annual filing rate
1.2%Peak year (2015)
0.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Baldwin
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
21.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Baldwin
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Baldwin?
Baldwin scores 9.1/10 (High 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 Baldwin compare to Cambridge overall?
Baldwin scores 0.2 points higher than Cambridge overall (8.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,590 vs $2,787.
Q3
What is the average rent in Baldwin?
Average gross rent in Baldwin is $2,590/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Baldwin residents are renters?
65% of Baldwin households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Cambridge). The neighborhood has 5,167 residents.
Q5
Is Baldwin a high social-vulnerability area?
Baldwin 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 Baldwin for landlords?
Baldwin carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). 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 Cambridge as a whole (8.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Baldwin?
Baldwin has 4,966 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
