1 census tracts · pop 4,606 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 7.7–7.7
Prospect Hill maps to a single census tract in Somerville, MA, population 4,606. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. This is a renter market: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.8/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 31% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Somerville rate of 24.9%.
Court records for this tract carry 42 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $2,195, 13% below the Somerville average of $2,517.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 0.7% of renter households. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.5% in 2016 against a 0.7% peak. That places it #5 of 10 neighborhoods in Somerville.
One tract means one number: 7.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prospect Hill vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Prospect Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
0.52%Avg annual filing rate
0.7%Peak year (2012)
0.52%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prospect Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Prospect Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prospect Hill?
Prospect Hill scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 Prospect Hill compare to Somerville overall?
Prospect Hill scores 0.2 points lower than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,195 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prospect Hill?
Average gross rent in Prospect Hill is $2,195/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prospect Hill residents are renters?
77% of Prospect Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 4,606 residents.
Q5
Is Prospect Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Prospect Hill sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Prospect Hill for landlords?
Prospect Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Prospect Hill?
Prospect Hill has 4,394 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
