1 census tracts · pop 2,868 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10
· range 8.3–8.3
Magoun Square maps to a single census tract in Somerville, MA and houses 2,868 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8.3/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 24.9% citywide, putting Magoun Square 19.3% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. The filing record is not thin: 35 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 1.7% of renter households. 4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At $2,750 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Somerville commands. The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 10 neighborhoods in Somerville.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Teele Square and East Somerville.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.3/10 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
8.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Magoun Square vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Magoun Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
35Total filings (sum)
1.27%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2015)
0.79%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Magoun Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.9%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Magoun Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Magoun Square?
Magoun Square scores 8.3/10 (High 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 Magoun Square compare to Somerville overall?
Magoun Square scores 0.4 points higher than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,750 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in Magoun Square?
Average gross rent in Magoun Square is $2,750/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Magoun Square residents are renters?
62% of Magoun Square households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 2,868 residents.
Q5
Is Magoun Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Magoun Square sits in the 23rd 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 Magoun Square for landlords?
Magoun Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 Somerville as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Magoun Square?
Magoun Square has 2,931 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
