2 census tracts · pop 9,189 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.9–6.1
Newton Highlands spans 2 census tracts of Newton, MA and houses 9,189 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Newton baseline of 27.2%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.9 to 6.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Filings are well documented here: 55 across 2 observed tracts.
2.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.2% of renter households.
That places it #3 of 11 neighborhoods in Newton. Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Cleveland Circle and Nonantum. Against average income of $176,528, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,325, close to the Newton average.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Newton Highlands vs NewtonHow 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 & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Newton Highlands
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
0.86%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2016)
1.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Newton Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
2.5%No health insurance
20.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Newton Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Newton Highlands?
Newton Highlands scores 5.5/10 (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 Newton Highlands compare to Newton overall?
Newton Highlands scores 0.4 points lower than Newton overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,325 vs $2,370.
Q3
What is the average rent in Newton Highlands?
Average gross rent in Newton eviction risk Highlands is $2,325/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Newton Highlands residents are renters?
31% of Newton Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Newton). The neighborhood has 9,189 residents.
Q5
Is Newton Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Newton Highlands 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 Newton Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Newton Highlands is census tract 25017374100 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6.1, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Newton Highlands for landlords?
Newton eviction risk Highlands carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Newton as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Newton Highlands?
Newton Highlands has 9,319 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
