Neighborhood · Stoneham, MA

Nobility Hill Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 15,694 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2/10 · range 1.3–2.6

Nobility Hill Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Stoneham with 3 census tracts and a population of 15,694 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,300/month sits 13% higher than the Stoneham citywide average ($2,035).

Risk score

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

Nobility Hill Historic District vs Stoneham How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.9% +57%

Stoneham: 27.4%

Average gross rent

$2,300 +13%

Stoneham: $2,035

Average HH income

$127,568 +13%

Stoneham: $112,635

Poverty rate

6.5% +43%

Stoneham: 4.6%

Renter share

34.5% +19%

Stoneham: 29.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Nobility Hill Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 1.3–2.6

Why Nobility Hill Historic District scores 2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts

8.3

Rent control risk

43% of income on rent · Range 3.4–7.4 across tracts

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–6.2 across tracts

5.9

Tenant organizing strength

35% renter households · Range 4.0–8.4 across tracts

6.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.1–5.9 across tracts

4.7

Economic stress

6.5% below poverty line · Range 1.2–2.2 across tracts

1.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–3.8 across tracts

3.1

Risk score comparison

Nobility Hill Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Nobility Hill Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 1.3 points from 1.3 to 2.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

2.6 1.7 1.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Nobility Hill Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
25017333400	2.6	6,444	60%	$2,502
25017337300	1.7	6,061	26%	$2,070
25017338100	1.3	3,189	42%	$2,331

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 19

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 17%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 24%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 35%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Nobility Hill Historic District

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

206Total filings (sum)
2.31%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2014)
1.65%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Nobility Hill Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

9.0%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Nobility Hill Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for Nobility Hill Historic District?

Nobility Hill Historic District scores 2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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.

How does Nobility Hill Historic District compare to Stoneham overall?

Nobility Hill Historic District scores 3.8 points lower than Stoneham overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,300 vs $2,035.

What is the average rent in Nobility Hill Historic District?

Average gross rent in Nobility Hill Historic District is $2,300/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Nobility Hill Historic District residents are renters?

35% of Nobility Hill Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Stoneham). The neighborhood has 15,694 residents.

Is Nobility Hill Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Nobility Hill Historic District sits in the 19th 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.

Which tracts in Nobility Hill Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Nobility Hill Historic District is census tract 25017333400 (score 2.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.3 to 2.6, a spread of 1.3 points.

How safe is Nobility Hill Historic District for landlords?

Nobility Hill Historic District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Stoneham as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Nobility Hill Historic District?

Nobility Hill Historic District has 15,989 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Nobility Hill Historic District

1.5 Wedgemere Historic District 5 tracts · pop 23,639 1.5 Central Square Historic District 4 tracts · pop 16,931 2.6 Hillside Avenue Historic District 3 tracts · pop 12,621 2.3 Kimball Towers and Court 5 tracts · pop 26,430 1.4 Yale Avenue Historic District 4 tracts · pop 21,704 4.1 Malden Gaming District 16 tracts · pop 77,143

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Stoneham

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Nobility Hill Historic District.

1.5 Central Square Historic District 4 tracts · pop 16,931

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