4 census tracts · pop 13,149 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10
· range 7.2–8.3
Teele Square spans 4 census tracts of Somerville, MA and houses 13,149 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.1/10, High tier. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8.1/10.
Cost burden runs 32% against 24.9% citywide, putting Teele Square 7.5% over its own city. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8/10. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 7.2 to 8.3. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 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.
Filings are well documented here: 65 across 3 observed tracts. 3.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 1.7% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $2,751, 9% above the Somerville average of $2,517. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Somerville, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.1
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Teele Square vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Teele Square
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
65Total filings (sum)
0.63%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2012)
0.58%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Teele Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
3.4%No health insurance
20.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Teele Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Teele Square?
Teele Square scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Teele Square compare to Somerville overall?
Teele Square scores 0.2 points higher than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,751 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in Teele Square?
Average gross rent in Teele Square is $2,751/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Teele Square residents are renters?
59% of Teele Square households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 13,149 residents.
Q5
Is Teele Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Teele Square sits in the 12th 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 Teele Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Teele Square is census tract 25017355000 (score 8.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8.3, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Teele Square for landlords?
Teele Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Teele Square?
Teele Square has 13,051 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
