1 census tracts · pop 3,892 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.7–8.7
Brighton Center maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA and houses 3,892 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.7/10, placing it in the High tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Boston rate of 30.6%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records for this tract carry 178 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 5.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #13 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Allston Village and Cleveland Circle score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $2,211, close to the Boston average.
One tract means one number: 8.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.7
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton Center vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brighton Center
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
178Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2013)
1.99%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
53Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.42×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 Brighton Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
25.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brighton Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton Center?
Brighton Center 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 Brighton Center compare to Boston overall?
Brighton Center scores 0.6 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,211 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brighton Center?
Average gross rent in Brighton Center is $2,211/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brighton Center residents are renters?
68% of Brighton Center households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 3,892 residents.
Q5
Is Brighton Center a high social-vulnerability area?
Brighton Center sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Brighton Center for landlords?
Brighton Center 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 Brighton Center?
Brighton Center has 3,703 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.4%), Hispanic / Latino (22.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
