2 census tracts · pop 12,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.3–4.7
North Lexington is a 2-tract neighborhood of Lexington, MA, population 12,238. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households. 13% 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.
Filings are well documented here: 9 across 2 observed tracts. 2.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Disability prevalence reaches 19.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 1.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.7% in 2016 against a 1.0% peak.
Average gross rent is $2,674, 8% below the Lexington average of $2,891. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Lexington, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
Only 15% 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. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
North Lexington vs LexingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in North Lexington
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9Total filings (sum)
0.76%Avg annual filing rate
1.0%Peak year (2015)
0.75%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Lexington
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.2%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
2.1%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About North Lexington
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Lexington?
North Lexington scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 North Lexington compare to Lexington overall?
North Lexington scores 0.8 points lower than Lexington overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,674 vs $2,891.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Lexington?
Average gross rent in North Lexington eviction risk is $2,674/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Lexington residents are renters?
15% of North Lexington households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Lexington). The neighborhood has 12,238 residents.
Q5
Is North Lexington a high social-vulnerability area?
North Lexington sits in the 21st 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
Which tracts in North Lexington have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in North Lexington is census tract 25017358600 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is North Lexington for landlords?
North Lexington eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of North Lexington?
North Lexington has 12,173 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (31.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
