2 census tracts · pop 9,908 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.3
Dedham Square is a 2-tract neighborhood of Dedham, MA and houses 9,908 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Dedham rate of 33.2%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. 3.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Food insecurity affects 8.2% of adults, 9.6 points below the national rate. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
At $2,230 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Dedham commands. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $129,991.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dedham Square vs DedhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dedham Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
3.6%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dedham Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dedham Square?
Dedham Square scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Dedham Square compare to Dedham overall?
Dedham Square scores 0.6 points lower than Dedham overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,230 vs $2,042.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dedham Square?
Average gross rent in Dedham Square is $2,230/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dedham Square residents are renters?
36% of Dedham Square households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Dedham). The neighborhood has 9,908 residents.
Q5
Is Dedham Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Dedham Square sits in the 16th 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 Dedham Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dedham Square is census tract 25021402400 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Dedham Square for landlords?
Dedham Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Dedham as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dedham Square?
Dedham Square has 9,747 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
