2 census tracts · pop 9,703 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.1–5.2
Thompsonville spans 2 census tracts of Newton, MA, population 9,703. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Newton baseline of 27.2%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 5.3% of adults, 12.5 points below the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 12 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $2,722, 15% above the Newton average of $2,370. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 0.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #4 of 11 neighborhoods in Newton. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Nonantum and Oak Square. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Thompsonville vs NewtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Thompsonville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
12Total filings (sum)
0.36%Avg annual filing rate
0.7%Peak year (2012)
0.44%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thompsonville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
2.4%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thompsonville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thompsonville?
Thompsonville scores 5.2/10 (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 Thompsonville compare to Newton overall?
Thompsonville scores 0.7 points lower than Newton overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,722 vs $2,370.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thompsonville?
Average gross rent in Thompsonville is $2,722/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thompsonville residents are renters?
23% of Thompsonville households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Newton). The neighborhood has 9,703 residents.
Q5
Is Thompsonville a high social-vulnerability area?
Thompsonville 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 Thompsonville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Thompsonville is census tract 25017373800 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.2, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Thompsonville for landlords?
Thompsonville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Thompsonville?
Thompsonville has 9,817 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
