1 census tracts · pop 3,892 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Prospectville maps to a single census tract in Waltham, MA and houses 3,892 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Waltham baseline of 27.8%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $3,391, 50% above the Waltham average of $2,268. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The voucher gap is 19.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 98 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households.
On the high side is supply constraint at 7/10. 4.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.7% in 2016 against a 4.3% peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Waltham, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Prospectville vs WalthamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Prospectville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
98Total filings (sum)
3.97%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2015)
4.74%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Prospectville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
4.3%No health insurance
25.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Prospectville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Prospectville?
Prospectville scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Prospectville compare to Waltham overall?
Prospectville scores 0.5 points lower than Waltham overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $3,391 vs $2,268.
Q3
What is the average rent in Prospectville?
Average gross rent in Prospectville is $3,391/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Prospectville residents are renters?
31% of Prospectville households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Waltham). The neighborhood has 3,892 residents.
Q5
Is Prospectville a high social-vulnerability area?
Prospectville sits in the 15th 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
How safe is Prospectville for landlords?
Prospectville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Waltham as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Prospectville?
Prospectville has 3,764 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
