3 census tracts · pop 12,845 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 3.9-5.8
Oak Square is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Newton with 3 census tracts and a population of 12,845 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 24% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 10% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,697/month sits 14% higher than the Newton citywide average ($2,370).
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Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.9-5.8
Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract↕ | Score↕ | Pop↕ | % over 30% on rent↕ | Average rent↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25017370402 | 5.8 | 1,575 | 27% | $2,373 |
| 25017373100 | 4.7 | 5,153 | 39% | $2,509 |
| 25017373500 | 3.9 | 6,117 | 10% | $2,938 |
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
Oak Square scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.
Oak Square scores 0.1 points higher than Newton overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,697 vs $2,370.
Average gross rent in Oak Square is $2,697/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
30% of Oak Square households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Newton). The neighborhood has 12,845 residents.
Oak Square sits in the 18th 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.
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Square is census tract 25017370402 (score 5.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.8, a spread of 1.9 points.
Oak Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Oak Square has 12,970 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Other / Multiracial (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Oak Square.
