1 census tracts · pop 3,905 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Winter Hill maps to a single census tract in Somerville, MA and houses 3,905 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. Against a Somerville baseline of 24.9%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
25% 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. 72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The strongest single driver of the headline number is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8/10.
Average gross rent is $2,015, 20% below the Somerville average of $2,517. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Somerville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $98,359.
One tract means one number: 9.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Winter Hill vs SomervilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Winter Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.1%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
23.1%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Winter Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Winter Hill?
Winter Hill scores 9.3/10 (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 Winter Hill compare to Somerville overall?
Winter Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Somerville overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,015 vs $2,517.
Q3
What is the average rent in Winter Hill?
Average gross rent in Winter Hill is $2,015/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Winter Hill residents are renters?
72% of Winter Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Somerville). The neighborhood has 3,905 residents.
Q5
Is Winter Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Winter Hill 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
How safe is Winter Hill for landlords?
Winter Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). 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 Winter Hill?
Winter Hill has 3,814 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.6%), Hispanic / Latino (19.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
