Yale Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
4 census tracts · pop 21,704 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.1–5.6
Yale Avenue Historic District takes in 4 census tracts of Wakefield, MA, population 21,704. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Wakefield rate of 27.5%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.7/10.
Court records carry 227 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. 3.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 5.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. Against average income of $130,052, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Yale Avenue Historic District vs WakefieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Yale Avenue Historic District
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
227Total filings (sum)
1.94%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2015)
1.90%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Yale Avenue Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
3.2%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Yale Avenue Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Yale Avenue Historic District?
Yale Avenue Historic District scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Yale Avenue Historic District compare to Wakefield overall?
Yale Avenue Historic District scores 0.5 points lower than Wakefield overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,868 vs $1,958.
Q3
What is the average rent in Yale Avenue Historic District?
Average gross rent in Yale Avenue Historic District is $1,868/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Yale Avenue Historic District residents are renters?
33% of Yale Avenue Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Wakefield). The neighborhood has 21,704 residents.
Q5
Is Yale Avenue Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Yale Avenue Historic District sits in the 20th 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 Yale Avenue Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Yale Avenue Historic District is census tract 25017335100 (score 5.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 5.6, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Yale Avenue Historic District for landlords?
Yale Avenue Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Wakefield as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Yale Avenue Historic District?
Yale Avenue Historic District has 22,020 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.9%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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