1 census tracts · pop 4,192 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.7–8.7
Allston Village maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA, population 4,192. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.7/10, High tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Boston rate of 30.6%.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 92% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Set annual rent against average household income of $78,778 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 192 evictions logged in this tract. Disability prevalence reaches 19.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
4.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 3.0% of renter households.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.7/10 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
8.7
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Allston Village vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Allston Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
192Total filings (sum)
1.95%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2013)
1.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
100Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Allston Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Allston Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Allston Village?
Allston Village scores 8.7/10 (High 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 Allston Village compare to Boston overall?
Allston Village scores 0.6 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,348 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Allston Village?
Average gross rent in Allston Village is $2,348/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Allston Village residents are renters?
92% of Allston Village households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 4,192 residents.
Q5
Is Allston Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Allston Village sits in the 46th 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
How safe is Allston Village for landlords?
Allston Village carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.7/10). 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 Boston as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Allston Village?
Allston Village has 4,043 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.8%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
