2 census tracts · pop 8,616 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.8/10
· range 6.3–7.9
The Bleachery is a 2-tract neighborhood of Waltham, MA and houses 8,616 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.8/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.3 to 7.9, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 16% 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. 33% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Waltham rate of 27.8%.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 100 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 1.9% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.3% in 2016 against a 1.9% peak. That places it #3 of 8 neighborhoods in Waltham. Average gross rent runs $2,235, close to the Waltham average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $114,582. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Bleachery vs WalthamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Bleachery
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
100Total filings (sum)
1.25%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2015)
1.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Bleachery
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Bleachery
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Bleachery?
The Bleachery scores 6.8/10 (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 The Bleachery compare to Waltham overall?
The Bleachery scores 0.3 points higher than Waltham overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,235 vs $2,268.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Bleachery?
Average gross rent in The Bleachery is $2,235/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Bleachery residents are renters?
63% of The Bleachery households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Waltham). The neighborhood has 8,616 residents.
Q5
Is The Bleachery a high social-vulnerability area?
The Bleachery sits in the 43rd 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 The Bleachery have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in The Bleachery is census tract 25017368700 (score 7.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 7.9, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is The Bleachery for landlords?
The Bleachery carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of The Bleachery?
The Bleachery has 8,269 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Hispanic / Latino (21.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
