2 census tracts · pop 10,139 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Fisher Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Brookline, MA and houses 10,139 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. 19% 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. Food insecurity affects 4.9% of adults, 12.9 points below the national rate.
3.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against a Brookline baseline of 28.9%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 10.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $3,128, 10% above the Brookline average of $2,835.
That places it #10 of 10 neighborhoods in Brookline. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fisher Hill vs BrooklineHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fisher Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
4.9%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
2.4%No health insurance
18.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fisher Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fisher Hill?
Fisher Hill scores 6.3/10 (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 Fisher Hill compare to Brookline overall?
Fisher Hill scores 0.8 points lower than Brookline overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,128 vs $2,835.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fisher Hill?
Average gross rent in Fisher Hill is $3,128/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fisher Hill residents are renters?
32% of Fisher Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Brookline). The neighborhood has 10,139 residents.
Q5
Is Fisher Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Fisher Hill sits in the 17th 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 Fisher Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fisher Hill is census tract 25021400600 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.3 to 6.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Fisher Hill for landlords?
Fisher Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fisher Hill?
Fisher Hill has 10,147 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
