3 census tracts · pop 10,343 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.6/10
· range 7.4–9.5
Bugg Village is a 3-tract neighborhood of Boston, MA, population 10,343. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.6/10, in the High tier. Against a Boston baseline of 30.6%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
83% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 7.4 to 9.5. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 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. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 64 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 0.7% of renter households. 5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At $1,952 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Boston commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.5% in 2016 against a 0.7% peak.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.6
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Bugg Village vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bugg Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
64Total filings (sum)
0.41%Avg annual filing rate
0.7%Peak year (2015)
0.46%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
99Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.49×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 Bugg Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bugg Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bugg Village?
Bugg Village scores 8.6/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Bugg Village compare to Boston overall?
Bugg Village scores 0.5 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,952 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bugg Village?
Average gross rent in Bugg Village is $1,952/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bugg Village residents are renters?
83% of Bugg Village households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 10,343 residents.
Q5
Is Bugg Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Bugg Village sits in the 52nd 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
Which tracts in Bugg Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bugg Village is census tract 25025000603 (score 9.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 9.5, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Bugg Village for landlords?
Bugg Village carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bugg Village?
Bugg Village has 10,137 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
