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Neighborhood · Cambridge, MA

Huron Village Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 7,905 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10 · range 8.4–9.9

Huron Village spans 3 census tracts of Cambridge, MA and houses 7,905 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.2/10, in the High tier. Against a Cambridge baseline of 27.9%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 8.4 to 9.9. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The filing record is not thin: 8 evictions logged in this tract.

3.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 8.5% of adults, 9.3 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.1% of renter households.

Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Cambridge, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $2,719, close to the Cambridge average.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $119,140. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9.2
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Huron Village vs Cambridge How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.3% +66%
Cambridge: 27.9%
Average gross rent
$2,719 -2%
Cambridge: $2,787
Average HH income
$119,140 -6%
Cambridge: $126,469
Poverty rate
11.3% -9%
Cambridge: 12.5%
Renter share
61.5% -8%
Cambridge: 66.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huron Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 8.4–9.9

Why Huron Village scores 9.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Rent control risk
46% of income on rent · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Tenant organizing strength
62% renter households · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
11.3% below poverty line · Range 1.6–4.9 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–5.1 across tracts
4.6
Risk score comparison

Huron Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Huron Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.2Huron VillageNeighborhood8.9Parent cityhost city6.4Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Huron Village?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.5 points from 8.4 to 9.9. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Huron Village

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
25017354601 9.9 1,716 50% $2,855
25017354602 9.3 4,457 52% $2,656
25017354400 8.4 1,732 27% $2,745
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 15%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 22%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Huron Village

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 8Total filings (sum)
  • 0.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak year (2016)
  • 1.06%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Huron Village

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Huron Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Huron Village?

Huron Village scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Huron Village compare to Cambridge overall?

Huron Village scores 0.3 points higher than Cambridge overall (8.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,719 vs $2,787.
Q3

What is the average rent in Huron Village?

Average gross rent in Huron Village is $2,719/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Huron Village residents are renters?

62% of Huron Village households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Cambridge). The neighborhood has 7,905 residents.
Q5

Is Huron Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Huron Village sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Huron Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Huron Village is census tract 25017354601 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.4 to 9.9, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Huron Village for landlords?

Huron Village carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Huron Village?

Huron Village has 8,003 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14%), Hispanic / Latino (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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