1 census tracts · pop 3,439 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 8.3–8.3
Larchwood maps to a single census tract in Cambridge, MA and houses 3,439 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.3/10, in the High tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8.5/10. Against a Cambridge baseline of 27.9%, 36% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 147 eviction filings.
3.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 7.7% of adults, 10.1 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 5.1% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $2,589 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Cambridge commands.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Cambridge, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Larchwood 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 & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Larchwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
147Total filings (sum)
3.11%Avg annual filing rate
5.1%Peak year (2014)
1.73%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Larchwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
3.2%No health insurance
23.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Larchwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Larchwood?
Larchwood scores 8.3/10 (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 Larchwood compare to Cambridge overall?
Larchwood scores 0.6 points lower than Cambridge overall (8.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,589 vs $2,787.
Q3
What is the average rent in Larchwood?
Average gross rent in Larchwood is $2,589/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Larchwood residents are renters?
56% of Larchwood households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Cambridge). The neighborhood has 3,439 residents.
Q5
Is Larchwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Larchwood sits in the 26th 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
How safe is Larchwood for landlords?
Larchwood carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 Cambridge as a whole (8.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Larchwood?
Larchwood has 3,450 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Hispanic / Latino (13.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
