3 census tracts · pop 8,624 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 7.8–9.1
East Somerville is a 3-tract neighborhood of Somerville, MA and houses 8,624 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.7/10, in the High tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Somerville rate of 24.9%.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 7.8 to 9.1. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 160 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.0% of renter households. At $2,324 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Somerville commands. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Somerville, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $107,876. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.7 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
8.7
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
East Somerville vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Somerville
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
160Total filings (sum)
1.57%Avg annual filing rate
2.0%Peak year (2016)
1.98%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Somerville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
6.9%No health insurance
26.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Somerville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Somerville?
East Somerville scores 8.7/10 (High 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.
Q2
How does East Somerville compare to Somerville overall?
East Somerville scores 0.8 points higher than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,324 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Somerville?
Average gross rent in East Somerville eviction risk is $2,324/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Somerville residents are renters?
64% of East Somerville households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 8,624 residents.
Q5
Is East Somerville a high social-vulnerability area?
East Somerville sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in East Somerville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Somerville is census tract 25017351403 (score 9.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 9.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is East Somerville for landlords?
East Somerville eviction risk carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). 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 Somerville as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Somerville?
East Somerville has 8,825 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53%), Hispanic / Latino (21.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
