1 census tracts · pop 5,961 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Cedar Grove is a one-tract neighborhood of Boston, MA, population 5,961. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Boston baseline of 30.6%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 277 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 4.7% of renter households.
4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $1,948 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Boston commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.9% in 2016 against a 4.7% peak.
Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #31 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Clarendon Hills and Eagle Hill.
Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $77,224. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.8/10 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
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cedar Grove vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cedar Grove
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
277Total filings (sum)
3.94%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2012)
3.91%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
135Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
4.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.61×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 Cedar Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.3%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cedar Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cedar Grove?
Cedar Grove scores 7.8/10 (Elevated 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 Cedar Grove compare to Boston overall?
Cedar Grove scores 0.3 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,948 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cedar Grove?
Average gross rent in Cedar Grove is $1,948/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cedar Grove residents are renters?
54% of Cedar Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 5,961 residents.
Q5
Is Cedar Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Cedar Grove sits in the 54th 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 Cedar Grove for landlords?
Cedar Grove carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cedar Grove?
Cedar Grove has 5,816 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
