2 census tracts · pop 6,657 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.3–7.5
Spring Hill spans 2 census tracts of Somerville, MA and houses 6,657 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 24.9% citywide, putting Spring Hill 8.5% over its own city. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. 12% 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 17.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Somerville, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,456, close to the Somerville average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $143,495. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 7.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Hill vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spring Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
3.1%No health insurance
17.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Spring Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Hill?
Spring Hill scores 7.4/10 (Elevated 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 Spring Hill compare to Somerville overall?
Spring Hill scores 0.5 points lower than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,456 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in Spring Hill?
Average gross rent in Spring Hill is $2,456/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Spring Hill residents are renters?
65% of Spring Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 6,657 residents.
Q5
Is Spring Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Spring Hill sits in the 11th 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 Spring Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Spring Hill is census tract 25017351001 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 7.5, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Spring Hill for landlords?
Spring Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). 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 Somerville as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Spring Hill?
Spring Hill has 6,784 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.6%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
