2 census tracts · pop 7,527 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.1–8.5
Brookline Village spans 2 census tracts of Brookline, MA and houses 7,527 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Brookline rate of 28.9%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 7.1 to 8.5. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 3.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Brookline, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.
Average gross rent runs $2,787, close to the Brookline average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $130,209. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brookline Village vs BrooklineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookline Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
3.0%No health insurance
19.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookline Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookline Village?
Brookline Village scores 7.8/10 (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 Brookline Village compare to Brookline overall?
Brookline Village scores 0.7 points higher than Brookline overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,787 vs $2,835.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookline Village?
Average gross rent in Brookline eviction risk Village is $2,787/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookline Village residents are renters?
54% of Brookline Village households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Brookline). The neighborhood has 7,527 residents.
Q5
Is Brookline Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookline Village sits in the 40th 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 Brookline Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookline Village is census tract 25021400900 (score 8.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8.5, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Brookline Village for landlords?
Brookline eviction risk Village carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 Brookline as a whole (7.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookline Village?
Brookline Village has 7,796 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.9%), Other / Multiracial (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
