1 census tracts · pop 3,520 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Nonantum is a one-tract suburb of Newton, MA, population 3,520. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Newton baseline of 27.2%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
36% 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. At $3,232 a month, rents sit 36% over what the rest of Newton commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 5 evictions logged in this tract.
2.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The voucher gap is 13.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 6.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 0.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.4% in 2016 against a 0.4% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Newton, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $137,656.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Nonantum vs NewtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%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 Nonantum
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
0.31%Avg annual filing rate
0.4%Peak year (2012)
0.39%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Nonantum
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.3%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
2.7%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Nonantum
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Nonantum?
Nonantum scores 5.2/10 (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 Nonantum compare to Newton overall?
Nonantum scores 0.7 points lower than Newton overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,232 vs $2,370.
Q3
What is the average rent in Nonantum?
Average gross rent in Nonantum is $3,232/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Nonantum residents are renters?
40% of Nonantum households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Newton). The neighborhood has 3,520 residents.
Q5
Is Nonantum a high social-vulnerability area?
Nonantum sits in the 10th 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 Nonantum for landlords?
Nonantum carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Newton as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Nonantum?
Nonantum has 3,459 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.4%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
