1 census tracts · pop 5,240 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
East Lexington maps to a single census tract in Lexington, MA and houses 5,240 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Lexington rate of 30.1%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. 15% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 4.9% of adults, 12.9 points below the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 1 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 0.3% of renter households. At $2,694 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Lexington commands.
That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Lexington. Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $234,519, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 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
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Lexington vs LexingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Lexington
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1Total filings (sum)
0.32%Avg annual filing rate
0.3%Peak year (2015)
0.32%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Lexington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
4.9%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
2.0%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Lexington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Lexington?
East Lexington scores 4.3/10 (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 East Lexington compare to Lexington overall?
East Lexington scores 1.0 points lower than Lexington overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,694 vs $2,891.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Lexington?
Average gross rent in East Lexington eviction risk is $2,694/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Lexington residents are renters?
11% of East Lexington households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Lexington). The neighborhood has 5,240 residents.
Q5
Is East Lexington a high social-vulnerability area?
East Lexington sits in the 14th 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 East Lexington for landlords?
East Lexington eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Lexington as a whole (5.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of East Lexington?
East Lexington has 5,145 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (32.9%), Other / Multiracial (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
