1 census tracts · pop 5,382 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.7/10
· range 8.7–8.7
Cleveland Circle maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA, population 5,382. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.7/10, placing it in the High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Boston rate of 30.6%.
84% 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.
Severe burden reaches 24%. 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 37 evictions logged in this tract.
4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 0.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At $1,974 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Boston commands. That places it #13 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston.
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
Cleveland Circle vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cleveland Circle
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
37Total filings (sum)
0.52%Avg annual filing rate
0.8%Peak year (2012)
0.21%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
29Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cleveland Circle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
22.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cleveland Circle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cleveland Circle?
Cleveland Circle 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 Cleveland Circle compare to Boston overall?
Cleveland Circle scores 0.6 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,974 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cleveland Circle?
Average gross rent in Cleveland Circle is $1,974/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cleveland Circle residents are renters?
84% of Cleveland Circle households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 5,382 residents.
Q5
Is Cleveland Circle a high social-vulnerability area?
Cleveland Circle sits in the 47th 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 Cleveland Circle for landlords?
Cleveland Circle 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 Cleveland Circle?
Cleveland Circle has 5,826 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
