1 census tracts · pop 3,757 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Poets' Corner is a one-tract neighborhood of Newton, MA and houses 3,757 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. At $3,501 a month, rents sit 48% over what the rest of Newton commands.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 23.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Cost burden runs 20% against 27.2% citywide, putting Poets' Corner 7.2% under its own city. Food insecurity affects 3.7% of adults, 14.1 points below the national rate. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 4 evictions logged in this tract. 11% 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.
Disability prevalence reaches 19.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 0.9% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.9% in 2015 against a 0.9% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Newton, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 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
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Poets' Corner vs NewtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Poets' Corner
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4Total filings (sum)
0.88%Avg annual filing rate
0.9%Peak year (2013)
0.88%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poets' Corner
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.1%Housing insecurity
2.6%Utility shutoff threat
3.7%Food insecurity
3.6%SNAP enrollment
1.7%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Poets' Corner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Poets' Corner?
Poets' Corner scores 5/10 (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 Poets' Corner compare to Newton overall?
Poets' Corner scores 0.9 points lower than Newton overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,370.
Q3
What is the average rent in Poets' Corner?
Average gross rent in Poets' Corner is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Poets' Corner residents are renters?
4% of Poets' Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Newton). The neighborhood has 3,757 residents.
Q5
Is Poets' Corner a high social-vulnerability area?
Poets' Corner sits in the 7th 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 Poets' Corner for landlords?
Poets' Corner carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Poets' Corner?
Poets' Corner has 3,788 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
