1 census tracts · pop 6,003 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Kingston is a one-tract neighborhood of Lexington, MA and houses 6,003 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 44% 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.
59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Lexington rate of 30.1%. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. The voucher gap is 23.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Average gross rent is $3,501, 21% above the Lexington average of $2,891. Food insecurity affects 5.3% of adults, 12.5 points below the national rate. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.1% of renter households.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Lexington, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 0.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are North Lexington and Countryside. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kingston 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 & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kingston
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
26Total filings (sum)
1.11%Avg annual filing rate
2.1%Peak year (2016)
2.07%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kingston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.0%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
5.3%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
2.1%No health insurance
20.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kingston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kingston?
Kingston scores 4.5/10 (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 Kingston compare to Lexington overall?
Kingston scores 0.8 points lower than Lexington overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,891.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kingston?
Average gross rent in Kingston is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kingston residents are renters?
32% of Kingston households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Lexington). The neighborhood has 6,003 residents.
Q5
Is Kingston a high social-vulnerability area?
Kingston sits in the 45th 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 Kingston for landlords?
Kingston carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Kingston?
Kingston has 6,061 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (36.5%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
