1 census tracts · pop 5,565 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7.2–7.2
Medford Square maps to a single census tract in Medford, MA and houses 5,565 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 25.6% citywide, putting Medford Square 31.9% over its own city.
28% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Court records for this tract carry 33 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 1.2% of renter households. 4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $2,293, 9% below the Medford average of $2,509.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.8% in 2016 against a 1.2% peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Medford, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are South Medford and Hillside Avenue Historic District. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $94,122.
59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Medford Square vs MedfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Medford Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
33Total filings (sum)
0.89%Avg annual filing rate
1.2%Peak year (2013)
0.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Medford Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Medford Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Medford Square?
Medford Square scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 Medford Square compare to Medford overall?
Medford Square scores 0.6 points higher than Medford overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,293 vs $2,509.
Q3
What is the average rent in Medford Square?
Average gross rent in Medford eviction risk Square is $2,293/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Medford Square residents are renters?
59% of Medford Square households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Medford). The neighborhood has 5,565 residents.
Q5
Is Medford Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Medford Square sits in the 34th 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 Medford Square for landlords?
Medford eviction risk Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Medford as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Medford Square?
Medford Square has 5,506 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69%), Other / Multiracial (10.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
