2 census tracts · pop 10,777 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.9–6
Lakeview takes in 2 census tracts of Waltham, MA, population 10,777. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Waltham rate of 27.8%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Court records carry 91 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. 3.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 2.8% of renter households. Average gross rent is $2,532, 12% above the Waltham average of $2,268. Food insecurity affects 9.2% of adults, 8.6 points below the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 8 neighborhoods in Waltham.
For a like-for-like read, Prospectville and Cedarwood score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
With little internal variation, 6/10 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
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lakeview vs WalthamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakeview
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
91Total filings (sum)
1.62%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2013)
1.42%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakeview
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.8%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.2%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakeview
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakeview?
Lakeview scores 6/10 (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 Lakeview compare to Waltham overall?
Lakeview scores 0.5 points lower than Waltham overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,532 vs $2,268.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakeview?
Average gross rent in Lakeview is $2,532/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakeview residents are renters?
41% of Lakeview households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Waltham). The neighborhood has 10,777 residents.
Q5
Is Lakeview a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakeview sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lakeview have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakeview is census tract 25017368101 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 6, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakeview for landlords?
Lakeview carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Waltham as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakeview?
Lakeview has 10,805 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
