2 census tracts · pop 9,834 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 6.7–8.8
Eagle Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 9,834. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 30.6% citywide, putting Eagle Hill 13.3% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,441, 33% below the Boston average of $2,147. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 6.7 to 8.8. A 2.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records carry 342 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Food insecurity affects 27.9% of adults, 10.1 points above the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 4.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #31 by risk, the middle third.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Eagle Hill vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eagle Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
342Total filings (sum)
2.85%Avg annual filing rate
4.1%Peak year (2015)
2.06%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
129Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.50×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 Eagle Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.4%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
28.7%SNAP enrollment
15.6%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eagle Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eagle Hill?
Eagle Hill scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Eagle Hill compare to Boston overall?
Eagle Hill scores 0.3 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,441 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eagle Hill?
Average gross rent in Eagle Hill is $1,441/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eagle Hill residents are renters?
69% of Eagle Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 9,834 residents.
Q5
Is Eagle Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Eagle Hill sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Eagle Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Eagle Hill is census tract 25025050101 (score 8.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 8.8, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Eagle Hill for landlords?
Eagle Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Eagle Hill?
Eagle Hill has 8,962 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (68%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
