1 census tracts · pop 7,422 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Greendale Village maps to a single census tract in Needham, MA and houses 7,422 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $3,501, 45% above the Needham average of $2,409.
35% 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. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.1/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10.
The voucher gap is 23.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
2.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.3/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 35% of renter households.
Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $212,264, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Greendale Village vs NeedhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greendale Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.0%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
2.2%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greendale Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greendale Village?
Greendale Village scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Greendale Village compare to Needham overall?
Greendale Village scores 0.7 points lower than Needham overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,409.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greendale Village?
Average gross rent in Greendale Village is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greendale Village residents are renters?
7% of Greendale Village households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Needham). The neighborhood has 7,422 residents.
Q5
Is Greendale Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Greendale Village sits in the 10th 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 Greendale Village for landlords?
Greendale Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Needham as a whole (5.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Greendale Village?
Greendale Village has 7,472 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.